The Honorable Immigration Judge Matthew Sweet
Annandale (ANN), VA Immigration Court
Appointed April 2026 · President Donald Trump → Attorney General Pamela Bondi (AG inferred from date)
Less than a year on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Republican administration
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Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Matthew Sweet earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2014 from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Juris Doctor in 2018 from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. From 2020 to 2026, he served as an assistant chief counsel with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, focusing on appellate litigation, criminal law, and national security matters. He was previously a presidential management fellow at the Library of Congress (2018-2020) and a congressional law clerk (2016-2018).
Caseload & process (since 2021)
17
Completions per year
86 total
7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
20.3 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
15.1%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
5.8%
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 | |
0%⚠ |
19 decisions Too few cases |
| Withholding / CAT | |
5.3%⚠ |
38 decisions Too few cases |
| Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR) | |
0%⚠ |
4 decisions Too few cases |
| Voluntary departure | |
100%⚠ |
1 decision Too few cases |
0%⚠
of asylum claims granted on the merits
Based on 19 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021. Fewer than 50 — treat this figure with caution.
Does a lawyer matter here?
Asylum grant rate by whether the person had legal representation.
With a lawyer⚠represented · 16 decisions since 2021
Without a lawyer⚠unrepresented · 3 decisions since 2021
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).