Sondra J. Miller-Wein
Immigration Judge, Hyattsville Immigration Court. Appointed November 2023.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 404
- Asylum granted
- 180
- Other relief granted
- 21
- Denied
- 203
- Against own court
- -7.4 pts
| FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|
| 27% | 57% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 82% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: El Salvador (13.9%), Cameroon (13.1%), Honduras (9.9%), Venezuela (9.9%), Guatemala (8.7%).
Official biography
Sondra J. Miller-Wein was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Miller-Wein ear ned a Bachelor of Science in 1985 from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a Juris Doctor in 1992 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. From 2009 to 2023, she established and man aged her law firm, Immigration Law Options LLC. From 2008 to 2009, she practiced immigration law with the Law Firm of David E. Piver, and from 2004 to 2008, was a staff attorney at HIAS Philadelphia. From 1997 to 2004, she was a general practitioner handling state court civil cases. From 1994 to 1997, she was an insurance defense litigator with Robert L. Hammond. From 1992 to 1993, she clerked for President Judge Robert A. Freedberg of the Court of Common Pleas. Her volunteer work included serving as chair of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, as board chair of Esperanza Immigration Legal Services, and as president of the Doylestown Chapter of Hadassah. Judge Miller-Wein is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.
In the record
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Other judges at Hyattsville
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.