ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Matthew Gordon
Sterling (STE) · Sterling, VA
Matthew Gordon is listed with Sterling (STE). The database records 472 asylum outcomes: 184 approved, 288 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2022-04-29 – 2026-06-30
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 202620349154024.1%
FY 20251637093042.9%
FY 20244928210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-22 – 2026-06-16325270—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-10-15 – 2026-06-15297220—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-11-18 – 2026-05-29210210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-11-03 – 2026-06-30201190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-10-09 – 2026-06-12190190—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-20 – 2026-06-15170170—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2026-03-03 – 2026-06-2915870—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Bolivia2025-12-12 – 2026-05-138080—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-11-12 – 2026-05-207430—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-01-12 – 2026-02-266060—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2025-12-08 – 2026-06-124220—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Azerbaijan2026-03-23 – 2026-03-234400—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-02-12 – 2026-02-124400—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-03-12 – 2026-06-083210—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2025-10-17 – 2026-03-243030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2025-11-03 – 2026-04-232020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2026-01-20 – 2026-02-232020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-10-30 – 2025-10-301100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Eritrea2026-05-14 – 2026-05-141100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2025-12-15 – 2025-12-151010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-06-08 – 2026-06-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ethiopia2026-02-10 – 2026-02-101010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Senegal2026-05-27 – 2026-05-271010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Sierra Leone2025-11-17 – 2025-11-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
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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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