ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Sujata Rodgers
Pearsall (PSD) · Pearsall, TX
Sujata Rodgers is listed with Pearsall (PSD). The database records 194 asylum outcomes: 1 approved, 193 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2025-11-05 – 2026-07-01
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026194119300.5%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Venezuela2025-12-02 – 2026-07-01400400—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cuba2025-12-04 – 2026-06-05390390—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-11-10 – 2026-06-25220220—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mexico2026-02-06 – 2026-06-29140140—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-12-01 – 2026-06-30110110—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2026-02-10 – 2026-06-239090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-12-08 – 2026-05-075050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2026-01-20 – 2026-04-145050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2026-02-17 – 2026-05-204040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nepal2025-12-11 – 2026-06-234040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2026-01-07 – 2026-03-184040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-12-29 – 2026-05-014040—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2026-01-05 – 2026-05-143030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Afghanistan2025-12-09 – 2026-04-273030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Yemen2026-02-25 – 2026-03-103030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · China2025-12-23 – 2026-06-093030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2026-05-08 – 2026-06-103030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Brazil2026-03-09 – 2026-03-172020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Malaysia2026-03-04 – 2026-03-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Angola2025-11-07 – 2025-11-071010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Pakistan2026-01-20 – 2026-01-201010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Kosovo2026-05-12 – 2026-05-121010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uganda2025-11-05 – 2025-11-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Eritrea2026-04-01 – 2026-04-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-01-30 – 2026-01-301100—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Belarus2026-05-04 – 2026-05-041010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Benin2026-02-17 – 2026-02-171010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Mauritania2026-04-08 – 2026-04-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Vietnam2026-05-13 – 2026-05-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2026-01-21 – 2026-01-211010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2026-05-14 – 2026-05-141010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2025-12-01 – 2025-12-011010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Dominican Republic2026-04-13 – 2026-04-131010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-01-05 – 2026-01-051010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Sujata M. Rodgers was appointed as a temporary immigration judge to begin hearing cases in October 2025. Judge Rodgers earned a Bachelor of Science in 2001 from Boston College and a Juris Doctorate in 2004 from American University, Washington College of Law. From 2016 to 2025, she served as an administrative law judge for the Social Security Administration. From 2009 to 2015, she served as an assistant regional counsel and supervisory attorney for the Social Security Administration's Office of the General Counsel. From 2004 to 2009, she was on active duty for the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. Judge Rodgers is a member of the Maryland State Bar.
Education: Judge Rodgers earned a Bachelor of Science in 2001 from Boston College and a Juris Doctorate in 2004 from American University, Washington College of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Rodgers is a member of the Maryland State 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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