Elevator wait times may be significantly longer than usual for this reason. Please remember this while choosing to enter an elevator.Social distancing (maintaining a distance of six feet from those with whom you do not live) is required.Make arrangements to arrive in advance of your hearing so you arrive to the courtroom on time. Waiting times to enter the building and EOIR space may be significantly longer than usual.To maintain appropriate social distancing and best facilitate hearings, you may be asked to move or leave a particular area.As necessary and when appropriate, individuals with medical conditions that prevent them from wearing a face covering should alert the judge to their situation. Face coverings may be required in the courtroom if directed by the presiding immigration judge. Please take note of the information below and be prepared to follow these and any additional instructions provided to you when you arrive for your hearing. The immigration court has put into place procedures to implement the guidance of public health officials. Individuals seeking to visit any building or facility in which an EOIR operation is located are encouraged to contact the building or facility in advance to determine any relevant policies or laws related to entry. All visitors to any building or facility in which an EOIR operation is located are required to comply with all relevant laws or policies governing access to those buildings or facilities. Individuals who do not comply with any relevant laws or policies may be denied access to or asked to leave the building or facility. Please see the agency’s Public Health Notice for more information.ĮOIR operates within a variety of settings across the country, most commonly in federal or leased buildings controlled by the General Services Administration and detention facilities operated by the Department of Homeland Security. Visitors must not bring any cameras, video or recording equipment.Ĭonsistent with public health officials’ guidance, EOIR has implemented practices to help to protect all people working in and visiting EOIR spaces throughout the country. All others must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine, x-ray of all belongings, shoes may be required to be removed, if needed as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Persons with a Government issued PIV card, with chip, may use the employee entrance, but may randomly be checked. The building can be accessed from Los Angeles Street. If you must meet your client(s) prior to the scheduled immigration court hearing, please designate an alternate location near the immigration court to meet your client. Immigration court visitors and attorneys must not remain in the lobby area or near the entrance doors of the building, as it is a violation of the building policy. Click the link to view a map of nearby parking lots.īuilding Access and Security Screening Process: This office is accessible to people with disabilities. Unauthorized transmissions are not made part of the record and are discarded without consideration of the document or notice to the sender. The immigration court does not accept faxes or other electronic submissions unless the transmission has been specifically requested by the immigration court staff or the immigration judge. Please see Google Maps for a map and directions to the immigration court.
The Los Angeles North Immigration Court falls under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, which is a component of the Executive Office for Immigration Review under the Department of Justice.
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