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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Laura Wyrosdick

Immigration Judge, Sterling Immigration Court. Appointed March 2022.

LenientGrants more often than the national average-11.9 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Wyrosdick51.0%
Sterling court71.6%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
630
Asylum granted
288
Other relief granted
21
Denied
321
Against own court
-20.6 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY23FY24FY25FY26
10%13%39%78%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 92% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: El Salvador (22.4%), Honduras (21%), Guatemala (9.7%), Peru (7%), Venezuela (5.6%).

Official biography

Laura R. Wyrosdick was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in March 2022. Judge Wyrosdick ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 1984 and a Master of Science in 1987, both from Barry University, and a Juris Doctor in 1989 from Nova University, Center for the Study of Law. From 2003 to 2022, she served as an Assistant Federal Defender for the Western District of Kentucky and as the Defense Attorney for the Veteran's Treatment Program in that jurisdiction. From 1999 to 2003, she served as an Assistant Public Defender in the State of Florida. She also served as an Assistant Attorney General and an Assistant State Attorney, both in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, before 1999. She began her career as a Staff Attorney for the 17th Judicial Circuit, also in Florida, serving Judges on the state bench. Judge Wyrosdick is a member of the Florida Bar, the Kentucky Bar, and the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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.