What is an immigration adjudication center?
A GAO report of July 15, 2026 defines these as locations where immigration judges and court staff conduct hearings exclusively through video teleconferences, and counts three of them. EOIR's own notices name Falls Church, Richmond and Fort Worth. This one has a longer history than most: an EOIR memo of November 6, 2020 says the Headquarters Immigration Court operated from 2004 to 2014, and that it was renamed the Falls Church Immigration Adjudication Center when it resumed hearing cases in 2017. GAO's definition describes judges and staff. It does not say where respondents themselves appear, so take that from your notice.
Should I travel to 5107 Leesburg Pike for my hearing?
Your latest notice decides that, so go where it says and in the way it says. EOIR's status page gives this street address, and EOIR's headquarters notices use the same one, with no suite for the center. The status page shows the center as plain text, with no link to a court page. We found no EOIR page describing a public entrance, a courtroom, parking, transit or security here. We also found no statement either way on whether respondents appear at this address. Read the location and hearing type on the notice, then use our guide to confirming your hearing date, court and judge. If the notice is unclear, ask a lawyer rather than guess.
How do I find out if my hearing is by video, phone or in person?
A GAO report of December 19, 2024 says hearing notices identify the mode, whether video teleconference, telephone or in person, and that a remote notice includes a web address for the judge's video site. EOIR's directory, updated October 29, 2026, has a Falls Church table with a Webex link and telephone access code for each judge; phone access is through 1-415-527-5035. EOIR also says respondents with no representative of record default to in person, whatever the table shows. Do not pick a mode from these lists. Rely on your notice for a master calendar hearing or an individual merits hearing, and raise any conflict through the contact on it.
Which judges does EOIR list at Falls Church?
EOIR's directory lists 9 names: Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Robert K. Lundberg, Lisa de Cardona, Alexander Hallman, Courtney Hellard, Robert Lewandowski, Priscilla Lewis, Nicholas Martz, George Ward and David White. EOIR's notice of October 22, 2026 names Hallman, Hellard and Lewis as new judges at this center starting in October 2026, so a third of this list is new. It spells the second name Cortney, so try both when you search. Judge Lundberg is also listed for Sterling, which explains why his name can appear with a different address.
Who do I call, and where do I file?
We could not confirm a current direct phone, email, hours or filing window for this center, so we print none. EOIR's Administrative Control List, updated October 1, 2026, does not include it either. EOIR's automated line, 1-800-898-7180, gives case and filing information at any hour once you enter your A-number, and acis.eoir.justice.gov shows case information online. For anything else, use the contact on your notice, and do not assume papers go to this address. EOIR says attorneys file through its ECAS system. The nearby Annandale and Sterling courts publish their own windows, which apply to their own cases.