Immigration judge

Racine, Xavier Francois Nicola.

Sterling Immigration Court

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Captured September 18, 2026 — about 0 months ago. Decisions made since then are not included.

Lifetime grant rate

21.3%

1,459 decisions

Grant rate, last 12 months on record

8.7%

867 decisions · 12 months ending July 2026

19.4%

Court lifetime 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%Aug 2023Mar 2024Oct 2024May 2025Dec 2025Jul 2026Month each 12-month window ends8.7%73.1% — 12 months ending Aug 2023 (93 decisions)74.3% — 12 months ending Sep 2023 (105 decisions)71.7% — 12 months ending Oct 2023 (113 decisions)74.0% — 12 months ending Nov 2023 (131 decisions)75.7% — 12 months ending Dec 2023 (152 decisions)71.3% — 12 months ending Jan 2024 (164 decisions)68.9% — 12 months ending Feb 2024 (167 decisions)66.7% — 12 months ending Mar 2024 (177 decisions)64.0% — 12 months ending Apr 2024 (178 decisions)59.9% — 12 months ending May 2024 (182 decisions)59.9% — 12 months ending Jun 2024 (182 decisions)58.9% — 12 months ending Jul 2024 (192 decisions)52.8% — 12 months ending Aug 2024 (195 decisions)49.5% — 12 months ending Sep 2024 (190 decisions)46.8% — 12 months ending Oct 2024 (205 decisions)41.7% — 12 months ending Nov 2024 (199 decisions)34.7% — 12 months ending Dec 2024 (199 decisions)35.5% — 12 months ending Jan 2025 (200 decisions)33.0% — 12 months ending Feb 2025 (215 decisions)27.6% — 12 months ending Mar 2025 (217 decisions)24.5% — 12 months ending Apr 2025 (229 decisions)23.5% — 12 months ending May 2025 (260 decisions)22.9% — 12 months ending Jun 2025 (301 decisions)21.5% — 12 months ending Jul 2025 (325 decisions)20.9% — 12 months ending Aug 2025 (363 decisions)20.1% — 12 months ending Sep 2025 (412 decisions)17.1% — 12 months ending Oct 2025 (461 decisions)17.1% — 12 months ending Nov 2025 (504 decisions)15.5% — 12 months ending Dec 2025 (542 decisions)13.3% — 12 months ending Jan 2026 (587 decisions)11.3% — 12 months ending Feb 2026 (656 decisions)10.0% — 12 months ending Mar 2026 (718 decisions)10.8% — 12 months ending Apr 2026 (766 decisions)9.8% — 12 months ending May 2026 (813 decisions)9.0% — 12 months ending Jun 2026 (826 decisions)8.7% — 12 months ending Jul 2026 (867 decisions)

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

Same judge name at other courts

This record covers one court only. The same judge name also appears at the courts below, with separate statistics.

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
July 2026769.2%
June 2026619.8%
May 2026936.5%
April 20267317.8%
March 2026883.4%
February 20261003.0%
January 2026630.0%
December 2025613.3%
November 20256016.7%
October 2025766.6%
September 20255715.8%
August 20255918.6%
July 20253517.1%
June 20254825.0%
May 20254619.6%
April 2025258.0%
March 20252619.2%
February 20253122.6%
January 202518Not reported
December 202423Not reported
November 202417Not reported
October 20242733.3%
September 20248Not reported
August 202421Not 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 September 18, 2026, about 0 months ago, so it is out of date. The record covers decisions from October 1997 through July 2026; nothing filed or decided after July 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.

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