The Honorable Immigration Judge Brandon L Hart

Dallas, TX Immigration Court
Appointed September 2018 · President Donald Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions
7 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration

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Caseload & process (since 2021)
1,028
Completions per year
6,167 total
41.6%
Detained at decision
share of cases
14.9 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
24.7%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
9%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
12.2%
Appeals remanded or reversed
74 appeals decided

Bond decisions

Custody redetermination (bond) rulings since 2021. "Granted" means the judge lowered the bond, ordered release on recognizance, or otherwise granted the request.
23.5%
Bond requests granted
136 bond decisions Moderate
$5,500
Median bond when set
32 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 23.5%
Court average 24% · median $10,000
National 41.9% · median $6,500

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
15.8% 745 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
1.4% 1,177 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
23.6% 55 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
46.2% 13 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
66.7% 15 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
94.5% 181 decisions Moderate
15.8%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 745 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
15.8%
This court
14.1%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 33% of the 825 judges nationally with enough cases to compare.

Does a lawyer matter here?

Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyerrepresented · 587 decisions since 2021
17.5%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 158 decisions since 2021
9.5%

Asylum grant rate over time

Each point is that calendar year's grant rate, back to 2015 where the judge was deciding cases — the longer career view. Dashed grey line = current national average (31.8%). Headline rates above use 2021 – today.
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%2018: 9.1% of 22 decisions9.1%20182019: 19% of 163 decisions19%20192020: 15.1% of 139 decisions15.1%20202021: 20% of 30 decisions20%20212022: 35.5% of 121 decisions35.5%20222023: 20% of 35 decisions20%20232024: 31.2% of 48 decisions31.2%20242025: 10.5% of 382 decisions10.5%20252026 (partial year): 5.4% of 129 decisions5.4%2026*
* 2026 is a partial year (data through 06/01/2026) and is incomplete.

Courts where this judge has decided cases

Hearing locations for cases this judge completed since 2021, by number of decisions. Many judges hear cases from more than one court (detained facilities, video dockets, or reassignments).
Dallas, TX · home court
3,065 (50%)
888 (14%)
671 (11%)
320 (5.2%)
212 (3.4%)
156 (2.5%)