EOIR / Immigration Judge
Immigration Judge Hartsough, Raymond J. — Sterling Immigration Court — Asylum Decision Statistics
Over the trailing 12 months, Immigration Judge Hartsough, Raymond J. granted asylum in 4.7% of decided cases at the Sterling Immigration Court, based on FOIA-released EOIR data.
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FreeLatest 12-month grant rate
4.7%
Asylum decisions, trailing 12 months
Lifetime total cases
43
All recorded asylum decisions
Court lifetime grant rate
19.0%
Weighted across all judges and all recorded months
Last data refresh
2026-09-23
From Deportation Data Project FOIA release
The court-wide lifetime rate is a stable historical benchmark; this judge's trailing 12-month rate uses the same methodology but a shorter window, so the two values can differ materially.
Monthly grant-rate trend
Only 1 month of data in this window — the marker shows that month's grant rate; a continuous line requires at least 2 months.
Have a case before Judge Hartsough?
These statistics describe past decisions and are not a prediction of any individual case. A Florida immigration attorney can review your specific situation.
Frequently asked questions
What is Immigration Judge Hartsough, Raymond J.'s recent asylum grant rate?
Over the trailing 12 months, Immigration Judge Hartsough, Raymond J. granted asylum in 4.7% of decided merit cases at the Sterling Immigration Court, based on FOIA-released EOIR data. The figure uses the standard methodology: cases granted divided by cases granted plus cases ordered removed.
How does Judge Hartsough, Raymond J.'s rate compare to the Sterling Immigration Court overall?
The lifetime grant rate weighted across all judges at the Sterling Immigration Court is 19.0%. Per-judge rates can diverge from the court-wide aggregate because of caseload mix, time on the bench, and the 2025 asylum-policy shift that changed merit-decision volumes nationally.
How many cases has Judge Hartsough, Raymond J. decided?
43 merit asylum decisions appear in the FOIA-released EOIR data for Judge Hartsough, Raymond J.. Administrative outcomes (terminations, dismissals) are excluded from the rate.
Is this rate predictive of a specific case outcome?
No. The grant rate is a statistical aggregate over completed decisions, not a prediction. Individual case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, country conditions, and the quality of counsel. This page is informational and does not constitute legal advice.
Methodology & sources
- Primary source
- Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley) — FOIA-released EOIR case-level data from the Deportation Data Project (UC Berkeley).
- Secondary source
- TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University) — Independent corroboration of grant-rate aggregates from TRAC Immigration (Syracuse University).
- Last data refresh
- 2026-09-23
Statistical data only. Case outcomes depend on case-specific merits, evidence, and counsel quality. This page is provided for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice or a guarantee of any outcome.