What does SPC mean for someone coming here?
SPC stands for Service Processing Center. This court sits inside the El Paso Service Processing Center, which EOIR describes as a DHS-controlled detention facility, at 8915 Montana Avenue, Suite 100, El Paso, TX 79925. It is not the downtown El Paso court at 700 E. San Antonio Avenue, which has a different phone, mailbox and roster. EOIR's page, updated October 8, 2026, refers visitors to the facility's website for entry information. So treat a trip here as a visit to a detention site that happens to house a court, and check your notice for the street address before you set out.
What ID and screening should I expect?
ICE's facility page says adult visitors must present a valid, verifiable government-issued identification card. Everyone seeking entry is subject to a pat-down, an inspection of belongings and a metal scan, and anyone refusing a reasonable search will not be admitted. No electronic devices, such as cell phones, pagers or radios, are permitted in secure areas, and no firearms or weapons anywhere in the facility. Visitation is refused to anyone who is or appears intoxicated, and minors must stay with an adult guardian aged 18 or older. EOIR adds a metal detector and handbag screening and bars cameras and recording in its space. If you hold no such ID, call the court at 915-771-1600 before you travel. Neither page describes an alternative.
Where do I park at 8915 Montana Avenue?
The two official pages describe the same lot differently. EOIR says visitor parking and handicap parking are limited and that there is additional street parking outside. ICE says public parking at the facility is available at no charge, in marked visitor spaces. Taken together, expect a marked visitor area that can fill up, with the street as a fallback. Neither page gives transit information, so we list no bus route. If a master calendar hearing is set for the morning, arrive early enough to park on the street if you have to, and to clear both the facility and the court screening.
How do I reach the court, or someone held here?
These are different lines. The court is 915-771-1600 and ElPasoSPC.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov, and Asylum.Clock.ElPasoSPC@usdoj.gov is for asylum work-permit clock requests only. The window is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ICE lists detainee information at (915) 225-0700 / 0717 between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m., and the facility's main line at (915) 225-1941. Family visits are non-contact, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends and holidays. Attorneys may visit 7 days a week, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. ICE says applications for relief from removal, and others the judge requests, must be filed directly with the immigration court.
How do I check a date, and what else does EOIR list here?
The Administrative Control List names the El Paso Service Processing Center, La Tuna Federal Correctional Center and the Bluebonnet Detention Center. The court page lists Melissa Joy Garcia as Assistant Chief Immigration Judge and Jessica Miles, Michael S. Pleters, Stephen Ruhle and Dean S. Tuckman as judges. EOIR's internet hearing directory has an El Paso SPC section with Webex links. For the next date, time and location by A-number, EOIR's automated line is 1-800-898-7180, the number ICE's facility page also gives for court questions; our hearing-finding guide explains it. For detained relatives, the bond hearing guide covers the process.