Visitor Information
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW
Cleveland Immigration Court
801 W. Superior Ave., Ste. 13-100
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: 216-802-1100
The Cleveland Immigration Court is located on the 13th floor of the Carl B. Stokes United States Court House. Visitors to this building will be directed through a Security Check Point supervised by the U. S. Marshal Service. No person will be allowed entrance to the building until they have proceeded through the checkpoint.
Court Hours: Monday - Friday from 800 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed on weekends and Federal Holidays.
Window Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to inquire about pending and closed cases, and to file documents with the Court. Please note that case information will only be provided to respondents scheduled to appear before the Court, their attorneys, or representatives with a Notarized Power of Attorney. Authorized persons can make their inquiry in-person and recognized attorneys can also do inquiries by telephone. You may be asked to provide a legal form of identification before receiving any information.
No requests or filings will be accepted by facsimile unless specifically authorized by the Immigration Judge or Court Staff. Approval has to be granted in advance.
The Department of Homeland Security, Assistant Chief Counsel’s office is not co-located with the Cleveland Immigration Court. Any filings or correspondence intended for DHS, including Certificate of Service, should reflect the following address: DHS Chief Counsel, 1240 E. Ninth Street, Rm. 519, Cleveland, OH 44199. Any correspondence or, Certificate of Service using the Cleveland Immigration Court’s address will not be accepted and returned.
All filings and daily Court business with the Cleveland Immigration Court will be done in accordance with the new Immigration Court Practice Manual effective July 01, 2008.
Please note which Immigration Court sent you the hearing notice. If you received a hearing notice from the Arlington Immigration Court in Arlington, VA, ordering you to appear at the Cleveland Immigration Court, your hearing will be heard by an Immigration Judge in Arlington, VA, via televideo. All communications regarding hearings being heard at the Cleveland Immigration Court under control of the Arlington Immigration Court must be directed to the Arlington Immigration Court. Do not file documents at this Court for cases assigned to an Arlington Immigration Judge.
The Cleveland Immigration Court has administrative control over the entire state of Ohio.