The Honorable Immigration Judge Jeffrey T Sprague

Baltimore, MD Immigration Court

Appointed March 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Pamela Bondi

Less than a year on the immigration bench

Appointed under a Republican administration

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Background

The Honorable Immigration Judge Jeffrey T. Sprague earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999 from the Virginia Military Institute and a Juris Doctor in 2006 from Louisiana State University. From February 2020 to February 2026, he served as an adjudications counsel and hearing officer with the Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. He was appointed to the Baltimore Immigration Court.

Caseload & process (since 2021)

Completions per year

259 total

Detained at decision

share of cases

32.9 mo

Median time to decision

from case start

17.1%

Ordered removed in absentia

person absent

19.7%

Decisions appealed to BIA

appeal rate

—

Appeals remanded or reversed

only 0 appeals — too few

Grant rates by type of relief

Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.

Asylum	9.7%	93 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT	0%	140 decisions Moderate
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)	0%⚠	5 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)	100%⚠	1 decision Too few cases
Voluntary departure	100%⚠	22 decisions Too few cases

9.7%

of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate

Based on 93 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.

This judge

9.7%

This court

32.6%

National average

31.8%

0%100% granted

In the bottom 18% 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 · 81 decisions since 2021

11.1%

Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 12 decisions since 2021

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).

Baltimore, MD · home court

240 (93%)

5 (1.9%)

4 (1.5%)

3 (1.2%)

3 (1.2%)

2 (0.77%)