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Jonathan Masaji. Brent
Van Nuys (VNS) · Van Nuys, CA
Jonathan Masaji. Brent is listed with Van Nuys (VNS). The database records 81 asylum outcomes: 24 approved, 57 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case.
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
Official biography
Jonathan M. Brent was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in March 2026. Judge Brent earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from the University of Southern California, a Juris Doctor in 2010 from the University of Virginia, School of Law, and a Master of Divinity in 2025 from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. From September 2024 to February 2026, he served as a senior attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Long Beach, California. From January 2016 to September 2024, he served as a general attorney, senior attorney, and deputy assistant chief counsel, OCC, CBP, DHS, in El Paso, Texas. From October 2011 to December 2015, he served as a judge advocate with the U.S. Army at Fort Bliss, Texas. From September 2010 to September 2011, he was a law clerk and associate with a private law firm in Los Angeles. Judge Brent holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Texas Army National Guard. Judge Brent is a member of the State Bar of California and the State Bar of Texas.
Education: Judge Brent earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from the University of Southern California, a Juris Doctor in 2010 from the University of Virginia, School of Law, and a Master of Divinity in 2025 from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Bar admission: Judge Brent is a member of the State Bar of California and the State Bar of Texas.
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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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