Sarjo Barrow

Immigration Judge, Indianapolis Immigration Court. Appointed May 2024.

StrictDenies far more often than the national average+22.4 points

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

Judge Barrow85.3%

Indianapolis court86.7%

All judges nationally62.9%

Decisions on the merits: 600
Asylum granted: 77
Other relief granted: 11
Denied: 512
Against own court: -1.4 pts

Denial rate by fiscal year
FY25	FY26
77%	94%

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

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 85% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: Venezuela (19.2%), Nicaragua (17.5%), Guatemala (13%), Mexico (9.2%), Honduras (9%).

Official biography

Sarjo Barrow was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2024. Judge Barrow ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 2010 from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York, and a Juris Doctor in 2013 from Thomas M. Cooley 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 Baltimore from 2023 to 2024 and in San Francisco from 2019 to 2023. From 2013 to 2019, he was an attorney in private practice in Madison, Wisconsin, including two years as an immigration attorney. Judge Barrow is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

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.