Houston Immigration Court
Carlos Maury, former U.S. Immigration Judge, from Van Nuys, California: deportation defense and bond before the Houston court and its 16 judges.
We handle asylum, criminal immigration, green card, U visa and VAWA, waivers and appeals cases.
Detained by ICE near Houston? Speak with a former Immigration Judge tonight.500 Jefferson Street, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77002
Houston Court Information
500 Jefferson Street, Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77002
Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (filing window until 4:00 p.m.); closed federal holidays
Houston Sitting Judges
Source: EOIR, Houston.
- Daniel P. Kinnicutt ACIJ
- Nimmo Bhagat IJ
- Sam Brown IV IJ
- Kevin N. Buras IJ
- Demetrius Cheeks IJ
- Scott V. Greenbaum IJ
- Saul E. Greenstein IJ
- Anwer A. Khan IJ
- Nicholas B. Lucic IJ
- Paul Marian IJ
- Revathi Muneer IJ
- Maritza S. Ramos IJ
- Lynn W. Wang IJ
- Gary E. Endelman IJ
- Bao Q. Nguyen IJ
- Kiera Parikh IJ
Houston Detention & Bond
EOIR and ICE, September 28, 2026. If someone you love is detained in Houston, see bond hearings in Houston and our immigration bond lawyer page for Houston.
Detention facilities (3)
- Children First Residential Care – Cypress
- House of Hope – Baytown
- Compass Connections
In Houston, the median FY 2025 case took 578 days to decide, about the same as the country (581).
| Pending | 10,754 |
|---|---|
| Completed, FY 2025 | 11,921 |
| Median days | 578 |
| Attorney appeared (any point) | 52% |
News from this court
Recent articles from the firm about this court.
EOIR Names 18 New Judges to Houston's Three Immigration Courts
EOIR assigned 18 new judges to Houston's Jefferson Street, Greenspoint Park and S. Gessner Road courts from October 2025 to September 2026. Who they are.
Check your hearing date at the Houston 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 Houston Immigration Court at (713) 286-4300.
- 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 Houston Immigration Court
Public sources.
The court is in Suite 300 of the 500 Jefferson Building, at the corner of Smith Street and Jefferson Street in the southwest of downtown Houston. The downtown court moved here in August 2024 from the Mickey Leland Federal Building on Smith Street.
METRORail's Red Line runs down Main Street, with the Bell station about four blocks east. The building connects into Houston's downtown tunnel system — a climate-controlled pedestrian network linking much of the central business district — and has an integrated parking garage.
The 500 Jefferson Building, completed in the early 1960s as the first tower of downtown's Cullen Center, is a 21-story office building listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019 for its mid-century architecture.
Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the seat of Harris County. This downtown court is one of several Houston-area EOIR courts and sits within the Fifth Circuit.