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Carlos Maury Law
Former Immigration Judge
(213) 769-0050
9th Circuit

Los Angeles Area Immigration Courts

Five EOIR courts serve the Los Angeles area: Los Angeles, West LA and Van Nuys in Los Angeles County, Santa Ana in Orange County, and the detained court at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County. This is the one metro area where the firm has its office — in Van Nuys, in the San Fernando Valley (by appointment only) — and where Carlos Maury served as a U.S. Immigration Judge: EOIR announced his appointment to the Los Angeles Immigration Court in June 2015.

Carlos Maury, a former U.S. Immigration Judge, represents clients before these courts. Carlos Maury is licensed in Florida. Practice limited to federal immigration law; we represent clients in all 50 states. Call (213) 769-0050 — hablamos español.

Courts in the Los Angeles area

  • Los Angeles Immigration Court

    300 North Los Angeles Street, Rm. 4330, Los Angeles, CA 90012

    9 judges listed by EOIR · (213) 576-4701

    Judges: Kevin Riley (ACIJ), Matthew C. Chan, Timothy Everett, Andrea Hong, Jaime Jasso, Nancy Miller, Rachel Ruane, Taiyyeba S. Skomra, Andrea Siebert

  • West LA Immigration Court

    5245 Pacific Concourse Drive, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90045

    Non-detained · 13 judges listed by EOIR · (310) 335-2100

    Judges: Rodin Rooyani (ACIJ), Jeannette Bernstein, Audra Behne, Joyce Bakke Varzandeh, Diana L. Callaghan, Jankana Desai, Carlos Juelle, Daniel Malvin, Kristopher McDonald, Yvan Murad, Curtis Pierce, Anita Simons, Veronica Villegas

  • Van Nuys Immigration Court

    6230 Van Nuys Blvd. 3rd Floor, Suite 300, Van Nuys, CA 91401

  • Santa Ana Immigration Court

    1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92705

    21 judges listed by EOIR · (714) 481-4900

    Judges: Jason R. Waterloo (ACIJ), Terexa Fan, Andrew J. Fishkin, Darin W. Flagg, Leon J. Francis, Iman Ghasri, James Hong, Jonathan C. Huang, Lily C. Hsu, Wilbur Lee, Heather A. Libeu, Shawn McCarver, Anita V. McFadden, Joyce L. Noche, Agnieszka (Aggie) D. Norregard, Kristin Piepmeier, Gregory L. Simmons, Paul Edmond Stephan, Terese Tadros-Ibarra, Nathaniel B. Walker, Nicole I. Wells

  • Adelanto Immigration Court

    10250 Rancho Rd., STE 201A, Adelanto, CA 92301

    Detained court · 9 judges listed by EOIR · (760) 561-6500

    Judges: Jonathan W. Hitesman (ACIJ), Patrick Barrett, Brent Carr, Bryan DePowell, Bledar Gora, Rae Halperin, James Plott, Katie Mullins, Curtis White

Courts by area

Los Angeles County

Three EOIR courts are in the city of Los Angeles: the Los Angeles Immigration Court, in the 300 North Los Angeles Street Federal Building in the downtown Civic Center; the West LA Immigration Court, at 5245 Pacific Concourse Drive, Suite 100; and the Van Nuys Immigration Court, in the San Fernando Valley. Your hearing notice names the one to go to.

San Fernando Valley

The Van Nuys Immigration Court is at 6230 Van Nuys Blvd. 3rd Floor, Suite 300, Van Nuys, CA 91401. EOIR calls it Los Angeles - Van Nuys Boulevard. The firm's office is in Van Nuys too (by appointment only).

Orange County

The Santa Ana Immigration Court, at 1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 200 in Santa Ana, hears Orange County cases. EOIR opened it in 2022.

San Bernardino and Riverside: Adelanto detention

The Adelanto Immigration Court sits inside the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, in San Bernardino County's high desert, and hears detained cases. EOIR assigns it: Adelanto Detention Facilities (East); Adelanto Detention Facilities (West); Adelanto Desert View; Victorville Federal Correctional Institute; Golden State Annex Correctional Facility, McFarland, CA; California Correctional Center; Mesa Verde Detention Facility, Bakersfield, CA. No public transit reaches the facility. Riverside County has no EOIR court. To find a detained family member, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator (opens in new tab).

How a former Van Nuys immigration judge handles Los Angeles cases

Carlos Maury heard cases at the Van Nuys Immigration Court from June 2015. He prepares a case in these courts the way a judge reads one: what the Notice to Appear charges, which relief the law allows, what evidence proves each element, and what the record must show if the case goes to the BIA and the Ninth Circuit. He has no influence over any judge or court, and no lawyer can promise an outcome; what his time on the bench brings is knowledge of the procedure, of the Immigration Court Practice Manual's rules and of how a hearing runs.

What to do after an ICE arrest, the ICE Los Angeles Field Office and Adelanto detention, step by step: our Los Angeles immigration guide.

What we handle in LA courts

We represent clients before the area's five courts — Los Angeles, West LA, Van Nuys, Santa Ana and Adelanto — and before USCIS in these matters. The practice is federal immigration law; Carlos Maury is licensed in Florida.

Detained cases in the Los Angeles area

A detained person can ask for a bond hearing where the law allows it.

Which court is my case in?

Your Notice to Appear or latest hearing notice names it; look it up with your A-number in EOIR's case information system (opens in new tab). A judge may move a case to another court for good cause (8 C.F.R. § 1003.20 (opens in new tab)). Step by step: how to check your immigration court date.

Appeals: the 9th Circuit

After a final BIA order, a petition for review from Los Angeles-area courts goes to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit within 30 days (8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(1)–(2) (opens in new tab)). The BIA follows 9th Circuit precedent in cases from the Los Angeles area (Matter of Anselmo, 20 I&N Dec. 25 (BIA 1989) (opens in new tab)).

News from these courts

All firm news

Need a defense in these courts? See our deportation defense lawyer page — a former U.S. Immigration Judge — and our immigration bond lawyer page. We also handle asylum, criminal immigration, green card, marriage green card, K-1 fiancé visa, TPS, U visa and VAWA, waiver, appeals and citizenship cases.

Frequently asked questions

How many immigration courts are in the Los Angeles area?

EOIR has 5 court locations in the Los Angeles area: Los Angeles Immigration Court, West LA Immigration Court, Van Nuys Immigration Court, Santa Ana Immigration Court and Adelanto Immigration Court.

Which Los Angeles-area immigration courts hear detained cases?

Adelanto Immigration Court. If your family member is held by ICE, the case is usually heard at one of these courts. A detained person can ask for a bond hearing where the law allows it.

Which Los Angeles-area immigration courts hear non-detained cases?

West LA Immigration Court.

Which immigration court hears Orange County cases?

The Santa Ana Immigration Court, at 1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 200, in Santa Ana, the Orange County seat. EOIR opened it in 2022. Your hearing notice names the court that has your case.

Is there an immigration court in the San Fernando Valley?

Yes: the Van Nuys Immigration Court, at 6230 Van Nuys Blvd., 3rd Floor, Suite 300. EOIR calls it Los Angeles - Van Nuys Boulevard. Your hearing notice names the court that has your case.

Is there an immigration court in Riverside or San Bernardino County?

Riverside County has no EOIR court. San Bernardino County has the Adelanto court, inside the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, which hears detained cases. Non-detained cases go to the court named on the hearing notice.

How is immigration bond paid for someone held at Adelanto?

Bond is paid to ICE, not to the court; ICE takes payment online through CeBONDS. If ICE sets a bond or denies one, the detained person can ask an immigration judge for a bond hearing where the law allows it (8 C.F.R. § 1236.1(d)).

What if I move and my case is still at a Los Angeles court?

Tell the court your new address on Form EOIR-33/IC within five days of the move (8 C.F.R. § 1003.15(d)(2)). Moving does not change the court: you must ask the judge for a change of venue, granted for good cause (8 C.F.R. § 1003.20).

Was Carlos Maury an immigration judge in Los Angeles?

Yes. EOIR announced his appointment as a U.S. Immigration Judge in June 2015, and he heard cases at the Van Nuys Immigration Court. He has no influence over any judge or court, and no lawyer can promise an outcome.