Brent Jostad

Immigration Judge, Baltimore Immigration Court. Appointed May 2024.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+22.7 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Jostad85.6%

Baltimore court55.7%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 263
Asylum granted: 33
Other relief granted: 5
Denied: 225
Against own court: +29.9 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25	FY26
83%	96%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 94% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: El Salvador (21.7%), Honduras (14.4%), Guatemala (11%), Nigeria (7.2%), Nicaragua (4.9%).

Official biography

Brent D. Jostad was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2024. Judge Jostad ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from The George Washington University and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from The George Washington University Law School. From 2019 to 2024, he served as an assistant chief counsel with the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Miami. From 2010 to 2019, he served as an assistant state attorney with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office. Judge Jostad is a member of the Florida Bar.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

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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.