Immigration judge

de Cardona, Lisa A.

Sterling Immigration Court

How current these figures are

Captured October 23, 2026 — 13 days ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

231

Lifetime decisions on record

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

2.0%

49 decisions · 12 months ending September 2026

6.7%

FY2026 court average

Grant-rate trend

Each point is the grant rate across the 12 months ending in that month — a rolling window, not a single month on its own. A point appears only where those 12 months hold at least 25 decisions. A rolling window covers a much shorter span than the lifetime figure above, so the two can differ materially; both are correct measures of different periods.

0%25%50%75%100%Dec 2023Apr 2024Aug 2024Dec 2024Jul 2025Month each 12-month window ends35.4%60.7% — 12 months ending Dec 2023 (28 decisions)52.9% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (34 decisions)47.2% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (53 decisions)46.0% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (63 decisions)41.8% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (67 decisions)38.7% — 12 months ending May 2024 (80 decisions)41.0% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (83 decisions)37.4% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (91 decisions)37.0% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (100 decisions)39.3% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (122 decisions)39.4% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (132 decisions)37.6% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (149 decisions)33.3% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (135 decisions)34.8% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (132 decisions)33.9% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (115 decisions)32.4% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (105 decisions)34.7% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (101 decisions)34.8% — 12 months ending May 2025 (89 decisions)35.4% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (79 decisions)

12 months are not plotted: the 12 months ending there held fewer than 25 decisions.

Monthly decisions

Showing the most recent 24 months on record. Months with no decisions are not listed.

Decisions and grant rate by month for this judge
MonthDecisionsGrant rate
September 2026440.0%
June 20264Not reported
March 20261Not reported
July 20253Not reported
May 20253Not reported
April 20251Not reported
March 20251Not reported
February 20252Not reported
January 20253Not reported
December 20242Not reported
November 202419Not reported
October 202413Not reported
September 202422Not reported
August 202410Not reported
July 20248Not reported
June 20245Not reported
May 202415Not reported
April 20245Not reported
March 202411Not reported
February 202419Not reported
January 20246Not reported
December 202316Not reported
November 20232Not reported
October 20233Not reported

Source and method

These figures come from case data released by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) under the Freedom of Information Act, published by the Deportation Data Project. Imigrar did not produce or estimate them.

Captured on October 23, 2026, 13 days ago. The record covers decisions from October 2022 through September 2026; nothing filed or decided after September 2026 appears here.

Grant rates are historical aggregates. They describe decisions already made. They do not predict the outcome of any individual case, and no figure on this page should be read as a forecast of what will happen in yours.

This page is informational only and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Only the official EOIR record is authoritative.

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