Atlanta Immigration Court
Carlos Maury, former U.S. Immigration Judge, from Van Nuys, California: deportation defense and bond before the Atlanta court and its 6 judges.
We handle asylum, criminal immigration, green card, U visa and VAWA, waivers and appeals cases.
Detained by ICE near Atlanta? Speak with a former Immigration Judge tonight.180 Ted Turner Drive, SW, Suite 241, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Atlanta Court Information
180 Ted Turner Drive, SW, Suite 241
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (filing window until 4:00 p.m.); closed federal holidays
Atlanta Sitting Judges
Source: EOIR, Atlanta.
- Joy Lampley-Fortson ACIJ
- James J. Crofts IJ
- Andrew Hewitt IJ
- Jonathan Daniel Pelletier IJ
- Kelley Sydnor IJ
- Daniel J. Wright IJ
Atlanta Detention & Bond
EOIR and ICE, September 28, 2026. If someone you love is detained in Atlanta, see bond hearings in Atlanta and our immigration bond lawyer page for Atlanta.
Detention facilities (6)
- Georgia Department of Corrections, Diagnostic Center, Jackson, GA
- FCA Aliceville
- Folkston ICE Detention Center (Main)
3026 Hwy 252 East, PO Box 248, Folkston, GA 31537 · ICE - Folkston ICE Detention Center (Annex)
3424 Hwy 252 E, P.O. Box 248, Folkston, GA 31537 · ICE - Etowah County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility
- D. Ray James Detention Facility
3262 Hwy 252E, P.O. Box 548, Folkston, GA 31537 · ICE
In Atlanta, the median FY 2025 case took 387 days to decide, faster than the country (581). Its 3,163 pending cases equal 1.8 years of work at the FY 2025 pace.
| Pending | 3,163 |
|---|---|
| Completed, FY 2025 | 1,743 |
| Median days | 387 |
| Attorney appeared (any point) | 29% |
News from this court
Recent articles from the firm about this court.
New Immigration Judges at Georgia's Atlanta and Stewart Immigration Courts in 2026
EOIR assigned 14 new judges to Georgia's three immigration courts in 2026. Who they are, which court hears detained cases and what to do.
Check your hearing date at the Atlanta Immigration Court
EOIR’s free Automated Case Information portal shows the date, time and court of your next hearing: enter your A-number (the 8 or 9 digits after the “A” on your Notice to Appear or hearing notice; put a 0 in front of an 8-digit number) and choose your nationality. The same information is on EOIR’s line, 1-800-898-7180, 24 hours a day, in English and Spanish.
- What the result means: a master hearing is a short calendar hearing; an individual hearing is the merits hearing. “No case found for this A-Number” can mean the Notice to Appear has not been filed with the court yet. Your written hearing notice is the official source — if the two differ, call the Atlanta Immigration Court at (404) 653-2140.
- Moved? File Form EOIR-33/IC with the court that has your case within five days (8 C.F.R. § 1003.15(d)(2)). A USCIS change of address does not update the court.
- Missed a hearing? An order of removal entered in your absence can sometimes be reopened — see our guide to in absentia orders.
How to check your immigration court date, step by step · Notice to Appear guide
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About the Atlanta Immigration Court
Public sources.
The court is in Suite 241 at 180 Ted Turner Drive SW — a downtown Atlanta federal office building on Ted Turner Drive (the renamed Spring Street), near its Mitchell Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive corridor in the government district. (This is not the historic 1933 MLK Jr. Federal Building at 77 Forsyth Street, a separate building.)
MARTA's Five Points station (all rail lines) and Garnett station (Red and Gold Lines) are both within walking distance, and bus routes run the Mitchell Street / Ted Turner Drive corridor. Paid parking is available across the downtown district.
180 Ted Turner Drive SW is a downtown federal office building that also houses ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations and the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor; the Immigration Court occupies Suite 241.
Atlanta is the capital of Georgia and the busiest immigration-court city in the Southeast. This is the original of the two downtown Atlanta courts, within the Eleventh Circuit.