Which building is 477 Michigan Avenue?
Go to Suite 440 at 477 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226. EOIR's court page gives only the street address, while its Administrative Control List names the building: the P.V. McNamara Federal Building. That name helps if you ask for directions on the street. EOIR's state-based court directory lists one court in Michigan, so the directory of immigration courts will not offer a second Michigan address. If you are going to a master calendar hearing, compare the address on your notice with this one before you leave home.
Are the hours different on Friday?
Yes. Public hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (8:00-16:30) Monday to Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (8:00-16:00) on Friday. The filing window runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (8:00-16:00), so from Monday to Thursday the doors stay open 30 minutes after the window closes, and a paper you bring in that gap arrives too late for the listed window. The court is open Monday to Friday except federal holidays. It may close without warning for weather or another emergency, so look at EOIR's operational status page that morning if the forecast is bad.
Where can I park, and can I take the People Mover?
EOIR's court page says two-hour metered spaces are near the building and adjacent surface lots charge $5-10 per day. If your hearing could run long, the two-hour limit is a reason to pick a lot rather than a meter. EOIR also says the Detroit People Mover delivers riders across from the building on Cass Avenue. The page gives no separate date for these rates and routes beyond its October 8, 2026 update, so treat them as a guide and check that the People Mover is running. All visitors pass a metal detector and bag screening on every visit, so allow time.
How do I reach the court, and where should papers not go?
Questions go to Detroit.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov or 313-226-2603. Do not use that email for filings: the court says faxes and electronic submissions it did not request are not made part of the record and are discarded, with no notice to the sender. Asylum.Clock.Detroit@usdoj.gov is a separate mailbox only for Asylum EAD Clock requests. Your own date is on EOIR's automated line, 1-800-898-7180, as the guide to finding your hearing explains. EOIR's internet hearing directory lists Webex links for Detroit judges, but with no representative of record your hearing defaults to in person.
What do the Michigan jails listed beside this court mean?
EOIR's Administrative Control List, updated October 1, 2026, has a Televideo Sites heading beside this court. Under it are Monroe County, Calhoun County in Battle Creek, Chippewa County in Sault Ste. Marie and St. Clair County in Port Huron. If a relative is held at one of those places, that heading is a reason to ask the court how the hearing will run before planning a drive to Detroit. The list is not a hearing notice. A missed date can lead to an in absentia order, so go by the notice itself.