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San Francisco Immigration Court


Court Announcements

Dedicated Docket (July 19, 2021): The San Francisco Immigration Court is one of the courts with a Dedicated Docket announced on May 28, 2021. For cases assigned to this Docket, immigration judges will work to issue a decision within 300 days of the initial master calendar hearing. Families may qualify if they are apprehended between ports of entry on or after Friday, May 28, 2021, placed in removal proceedings, and enrolled in Alternatives to Detention (ATD).


About the Court

The San Francisco 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.


Contact the Court

Address 1

100 Montgomery Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94104

Hours

  • Court Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Window Filing Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Phone

415-705-4415

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. Unauthorized transmissions are not made part of the record and are discarded without consideration of the document or notice to the sender.

Parking/Transit

Building Access and Security Screening Process


Address 2

630 Sansome Street, 4th Floor, Room 475
San Francisco, CA 94111

Hours

  • Court Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Window Filing Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Phone

415-705-1033

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. Unauthorized transmissions are not made part of the record and are discarded without consideration of the document or notice to the sender.

Parking/Transit

Due to very limited street parking, we recommend that immigration court visitors use public transportation to come to immigration court. The immigration court is located in the financial downtown district near the Montgomery BART station and close to several bus stops on the Muni line. You can also take CalTrain to the San Francisco stop.

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Building Access and Security Screening Process

Lobby Entrance

All visitors are required to check in and sign-in with the lobby attendant. 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. 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.

Security Procedures

All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed, if needed.

Visitors must not bring any cameras, video, or recording equipment.

Assistant Chief Immigration Judge*

Loi L. McCleskey

  • Clerk: 415-315-4646
     

Staff Assistant or Alternate POC

NA

Court Administrator

Candelaria Morgart (Acting)
415-705-0144
Candelaria.R.Morgart@usdoj.gov

For asylum EAD clock correction requests for San Francisco, please e-mail Asylum.Clock.San.Francisco@usdoj.gov

Requests to adjust EOIR's Asylum EAD Clock should contain:

  • the applicant's name;
  • the applicant's A number;
  • the Immigration Court that has jurisdiction over the case; and
  • as much information as possible as to the case history, the status of the clock, why the requestor believes the clock should be adjusted, and how much time the requestor believes should be on the clock.

NOTE: This mailbox is ONLY for Asylum EAD Clock requests. The court will not respond to any other communications sent to the mailbox.  

Immigration Judges

  • Elisa C. Brasil 
    • Clerk: 415-705-0135
  • Shuting Chen 
    • Clerk: 415-315-4641
  • Howard R. Davis 
    • Clerk: 415-315-4613
  • Ila C. Deiss 
    • Clerk: 415-315-4612
  • Chloe Dillon 
    • Clerk: 415-315-4649
  • Roger Dinh 
    • Clerk: 415-705-0164
  • Scott D. Gambill 
    • Clerk: 415-315-4675
  • Amber D. George 
    • Clerk: 415-262-3852
  • Louis A. Gordon 
    • Clerk: 415-315-4583
  • Charles S. Greene III 
    • Clerk: 415-315-4658
  • Jeremiah Johnson 
    • Clerk: 415-315-4607
  • Steven M. Kirchner 
    • Clerk: 415-315-4690
  • Shira M. Levine 
    • Clerk: 415-315-4621
  • Patrick O’Brien 
    • Clerk: 415-262-3850
  • Joseph Y. Park
    • Clerk: 415-262-3844
  • Patrick Savage 
    • Clerk: 415-315-4589
  • Karen Schulz
    • Clerk: 415-315-4644
  • Frank Seminerio-
    • Clerk: 415-315-4673
  • Michelle Slayton 
    • Clerk: 415-315-4655
  • Arwen Swink 
    • Clerk: 415-705-0139
  • Jami L. Vigil 
    • Clerk: 415-315-4639

Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialists

Maria Jauregui
415-262-3842

Nicole Symkowick
415-315-4593

Supervisory Legal Assistants

John Fekete
415-315-4606

 

 

*Backup Assistant Chief Immigration Judge: Julie L. Nelson


Immigration Court Procedures

For information regarding procedures for practice before the immigration courts, please review the EOIR Policy Manual.


Helpful Links and Information 

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and are therefore separate from the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). For more information about those DHS offices, please see the following links:

News Media/Congressional Inquiries

News media and congressional inquiries regarding the immigration court must be directed to the EOIR Communications and Legislative Affairs Division (CLAD):

Communications and Legislative Affairs Division
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1800
Falls Church, VA 22041
703-305-0289 (phone)
PAO.EOIR@usdoj.gov

Holidays and Emergencies

The immigration court is open Monday to Friday except for federal holidays. The Office of Personnel Management publishes a list of the observed dates of every federal holiday by year online at this link: OPM holidays. Additionally, the court may have to unexpectedly close due to inclement weather or another emergency. When necessary, information on immigration court closures or changes to the immigration court’s operating hours is available at the following links: (1) Twitter and (2) Facebook.

eRegistry

Attorneys and accredited representatives are required to register with EOIR in order to represent respondents in immigration court. More information is available at the following link: eRegistry Validation Process.

Legal Self-Help Center

The EOIR, Office of Legal Access Programs has created numerous self-help materials with many helpful resources for respondents, including information on what to do if respondents have moved or missed a hearing.

Notarios

EOIR warns respondents about immigration fraud perpetrated by notarios who claim to provide legal assistance but are unable to represent respondents in immigration court, provide legal services, or give legal advice. For more information, please see the following document:

Appeals

Immigration court decisions are first appealable to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Instructions on how to file an appeal and the Appeals Form EOIR-26, Notice of Appeal from a Decision of an Immigration Judge, are available online in the E-26 and appeal instructions. The BIA website contains more information on the appeals process and procedure.

Virtual Law Library

The EOIR Virtual Law Library (VLL) contains many other legal resources and country conditions research resources as well as other reference materials.

Observing Court

Generally, immigration court proceedings are open to the public. An overview of when immigration court hearings might be closed as well as general guidelines for behavior when observing immigration court hearings are available at the following link: Observing Immigration Court Hearings. Note, the use of electronic devices, including audio/visual recordings of hearings and taking photographs, is prohibited in immigration court.

Updated February 13, 2025