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Sarah Cade

Immigration Judge, Boston Immigration Court. Appointed December 2021.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Cade48.6%
Boston court52.6%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
1,354
Asylum granted
660
Other relief granted
36
Denied
658
Against own court
-4.0 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24FY25
52%49%50%41%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Brazil (66.8%), Guatemala (6.4%), Ecuador (4.9%), El Salvador (4.4%), Honduras (3.8%).

Official biography

Sarah E. Cade was appointed as an Immigration Judge to begin hearing cases in December 2021. Judge Cade ear ned a Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from Brandeis University, a Juris Doctor in 2007 from the University of Mississippi, and a Masters in Leadership Studies in 2018 from Meadville Lombard Theological School. From 2018 to 2021, she served as an Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Boston. From 2010 to 2018, she served as an Attorney Advisor, Board of Immigration Appeals, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ). From 2008 to 2010, she served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Buffalo Immigration Court, EOIR, DOJ. Judge Cade is a member of the New York State Bar.

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

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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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.