Brent Jostad

Detroit (DET) · Detroit, MI

Brent Jostad is listed with Detroit (DET). The database records 429 asylum outcomes: 52 approved, 377 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.

Decision approval rate12.1%Approved ÷（Approved + Denied）

Approved share of all outcomes12.1%Approved ÷ all outcomes

Asylum decisions42952 / 377 / 0

Approved / denied52 / 377 / 0Database records only

Yearly changes

Yearly asylum decision trend

Applicant origin

Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality

Each row shows fiscal year, nationality, valid decisions, and approval rate.

Official appointment record

Judge background and appointment

Appointment dateMay 2024

Appointed courtRichmond Immigration Adjudication Center

Appointment typeImmigration Judge

Official biography

Brent D. Jostad was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in May 2024. Judge Jostad earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from The George Washington University and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from The George Washington University 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 Miami. From 2010 to 2019, he served as an assistant state attorney with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office. Judge Jostad is a member of the Florida Bar.

Education: Judge Jostad earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2007 from The George Washington University and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from The George Washington University Law School.

Bar admission: Judge Jostad is a member of the Florida Bar.

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How to read approval rates

Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.

With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.

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