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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Deitrich H. Sims serves at the Dallas Immigration Court, where an EOIR standing order confirms he was serving as an immigration judge by July 2020. Detailed biographical information regarding his education and prior career was not available.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
2,358
Completions per year
14,150 total
9.2%
Detained at decision
share of cases
22.1 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
46.8%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
5.5%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
7.9%
Appeals remanded or reversed
178 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.
9.6%
Bond requests granted
135 bond decisions Moderate
$7,500
Median bond when set
23 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 9.6%
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
2.6%
769 decisions High confidence
Withholding / CAT
0.7%
1,334 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
0%
110 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
40%⚠
10 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
70.6%⚠
34 decisions Too few cases
Voluntary departure
61.3%
465 decisions High confidence
2.6%
of asylum claims granted on the merits High confidence
Based on 769 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
2.6%
This court
14.1%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 4% 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 · 519 decisions since 2021
3.7%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 250 decisions since 2021
0.4%
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.
* 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).