Which door do I use, 15 New Sudbury or 125 Cambridge Street?
The postal address and the door differ. EOIR's page, updated October 8, 2026, gives the court as JFK Federal Building, 15 New Sudbury Street, Room 320, Boston, MA 02203, and the public entrance as 125 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114. A navigation app set to the first address may leave you on the wrong side. The page lists Room 320 with no separate floor. It tells visitors to arrive early for screening, and public hours open at 7:50 a.m., not 8. Call 617-565-3080 with doubts.
Where do I park, and which T station is closest?
The building has no public parking. EOIR names two nearby garages, the Government Center Garage and the 75 State Street Garage, and says limited metered street parking may be available. It gives no prices. By transit, EOIR says the MBTA Green and Blue lines stop at Government Center Station, steps from the building, and that several bus routes serve the area; it sends visitors to MBTA.com for details. Whichever way you come, enter at 125 Cambridge Street and allow time for the metal detector and handbag screening.
What are the filing hours, and is Friday different?
Boston's window has a schedule worth writing down: Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EOIR does not explain the shorter Friday, but a filing planned for late Friday can miss the window. A fax or electronic submission nobody requested is discarded with no notice to the sender; ECAS is EOIR's separate e-filing system. Boston.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov is for general questions. Asylum.Clock.Boston@usdoj.gov is only for asylum work-permit clock requests, with the applicant's name, alien registration number and reason. ICE's office listing, updated September 2, 2026, shows OPLA Boston, the ICE attorneys, in this building at Room 425, phone (857) 416-3701. The individual hearing guide covers preparation.
Does my notice say Boston or Chelmsford?
Massachusetts has two immigration courts, and the list does not split them cleanly. EOIR's administrative control list, updated October 1, 2026, describes Boston in terms of non-detained respondents. Its Chelmsford court entry, at 150 Apollo Drive, names the same Boston DHS district office with no detained-only limit, and also lists detained sites such as the Plymouth County Correctional Facility. So being out of custody does not by itself mean Boston. Your latest notice decides. Check it on the automated line, 800-898-7180, or with the guide to finding your hearing. If they disagree, call the court your notice names before your date.
Is the asylum office or ICE in this building?
The Boston Asylum Office is not here. USCIS lists it at the John W. McCormack Federal Building, 5 Post Office Square, 14th Floor, Boston, MA 02109, phone 617-574-3600, Monday to Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., by appointment only and with no walk-ins. If your paper is an interview notice for affirmative asylum, go there, not to Room 320. See our Boston Asylum Office entry. ICE's Boston Field Office check-in location is also elsewhere: 1000 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803, with appointment times Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., on a page updated March 4, 2025. Of these offices, only OPLA is listed in this building, so keep the three straight.
Which judges are listed at Boston, and can I join online?
EOIR's page lists Immigration Judges John M. Furlong Jr., Taylor A. Gillespie, Tanzania Jaysura, Nicole Jergovic, Michelle C. Kahan, Omar Z. Karram, Todd A. Masters, Mario J. Sturla, Patricia Walter and Eric Young, plus Temporary Immigration Judge Jared J. Monaco, with Angela Munson as Assistant Chief Immigration Judge. This does not tell you who has your case. EOIR's directory, updated October 29, 2026, gives Webex details by judge but says people with no representative of record default to in-person hearings. If you are unsure, call 617-565-3080, and never record a hearing. A first hearing is usually a master calendar hearing.