Bianca, H Brown
Immigration Judge, Stewart Immigration Court. Appointed January 2020 by William P. Barr.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 387
- Asylum granted
- 41
- Other relief granted
- 40
- Denied
- 306
- Against own court
- +0.5 pts
| FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69% | 86% | 75% | 82% | 91% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 54% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: Mexico (16%), Nicaragua (10.1%), Guatemala (9%), Honduras (7.2%), Colombia (5.7%).
Official biography
Attorney General Barr appointed Bianca H. Brown to begin hearing cases in January 2020. Judge Brown earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration in 2005 from Florida A&M University, and a Juris Doctor in 2011 from Wake Forest University School of Law. From 2018 to 2019, she served as a deputy chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Lumpkin, Georgia. From 2011 to 2018, she served as an assistant chief counsel, OCC, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Lumpkin, Georgia. Judge Brown is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and North Carolina State Bar.
In the record
Federal judge hears claim of systemic bond denials in GA
Local news report on a federal hearing in Columbus, Georgia describes how Judge Bianca Brown, who took over a bond case at Stewart Detention Center moments before the hearing, denied bond despite hundreds of pages of submitted evidence, calling the detainee a flight risk.
GA federal judge rules for discovery in immigration cases | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Follow-up news report on a federal judge's discovery order again describes Judge Bianca Brown denying bond for a detainee at Stewart Detention Center after a five-minute hearing, with the attorney testifying she could not have reviewed all submitted evidence.
Other judges at Lumpkin
Court page →About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.