Appointed August 2023 · President Joe Biden→ Attorney General Merrick Garland(AG inferred from date)
3 years on the immigration bench
Appointed under a Democratic administration
Background
The Honorable Immigration Judge Tanya Hasbrouck earned a Bachelor of Science in 1985 from Montana State University and a Juris Doctor in 1990 from the University of Mississippi School of Law. She served as a chancery court judge for Mississippi's 16th Judicial District from 2019 to 2022 and practiced with the Hasbrouck Law Firm in Mississippi. Her earlier career included service as an assistant district attorney for the 19th Judicial District (1996-1999 and 2004-2012), municipal public defender, and a judicial law clerk with the Mississippi Supreme Court (1990-1991). She is a member of the Mississippi Bar.
Caseload & process (since 2021)
395
Completions per year
1,185 total
88.7%
Detained at decision
share of cases
1.5 mo
Median time to decision
from case start
0%
Ordered removed in absentia
person absent
4.4%
Decisions appealed to BIA
appeal rate
25.9%
Appeals remanded or reversed
54 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.
24.4%
Bond requests granted
225 bond decisions High confidence
$5,000
Median bond when set
108 bonds with amounts
0%
Released on own recognizance
This judge 24.4%
Court average 33.3% · median $7,500
National 41.9% · median $6,500
Grant rates by type of relief
Share granted among merits decisions for each application type, since 2021.
Asylum
4.6%
130 decisions Moderate
Withholding / CAT
9.9%
312 decisions High confidence
Cancellation — 42B (non-LPR)
30%⚠
20 decisions Too few cases
Cancellation — 42A (LPR)
9.1%⚠
11 decisions Too few cases
Adjustment of status (245)
100%⚠
1 decision Too few cases
Voluntary departure
52%
300 decisions High confidence
4.6%
of asylum claims granted on the merits Moderate
Based on 130 asylum decisions (grants + denials) since 2021.
This judge
4.6%
This court
13.7%
National average
31.8%
0%100% granted
In the bottom 7% 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 · 73 decisions since 2021
5.5%
Without a lawyerunrepresented · 57 decisions since 2021
3.5%
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.
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).