Sarah Beth. Yeomans
Immigration Judge, Sterling Immigration Court. Appointed February 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 826
- Asylum granted
- 257
- Other relief granted
- 7
- Denied
- 562
- Against own court
- -3.6 pts
| FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 34% | 67% | 89% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 87% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: El Salvador (22.8%), Honduras (18.8%), Guatemala (14.8%), Colombia (7.4%), Peru (7.3%).
Official biography
Sarah B. Yeomans was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in February 2023. Judge Yeomans ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2003 from American University and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from Georgetown University Law Center. From 2014 to 2022, she practiced immigration law at Immigration Counsel PLLC in Washington, D.C. From 2012 to 2014, she was an associate attorney in the immigration practice at the Law Office of Manuel Rivera, Esq. & Associates PC in Arlington, Virginia. From 2009 to 2012, she was a contract attorney in private practice in general commercial litigation in Washington, D.C. From 2007 to 2008, she was an associate attorney at Sharretts Paley Carter & Blauvelt PC in New York. Judge Yeomans is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the New York State Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Sterling
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.