Jason E. Braun

Immigration Judge, Annandale Immigration Court. Appointed February 2023.

AverageClose to the national average+2.7 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Braun65.6%

Annandale court79.6%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 160
Asylum granted: 51
Other relief granted: 4
Denied: 105
Against own court: -14.0 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25	FY26
55%	75%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 87% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Honduras (18.1%), Guatemala (13.8%), El Salvador (12.5%), Peru (12.5%), Bolivia (8.8%).

Official biography

Jason E. Braun was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in February 2023. Judge Braun ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 2005 from Georgia State University and a Juris Doctor in 2008 from Antonin Scalia Law School. From 2015 to 2022, he was the director of legal services for Restoration Immigration Legal Aid in Arlington, Virginia. From 2014 to 2015, he was an associate attorney at Kelly & Crandall PLC, where his practice included represent ing juvenile noncitizens in Special Immigrant Juvenile cases. From 2005 to 2013, he was an associate attorney at Surovell Isaacs Petersen & Levy PLC in Fairfax. Judge Braun is a member of the Virginia State Bar.

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

In the record

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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.