Is my hearing at 500 Jefferson or at the Smith Street annex?
This court uses two buildings, so read your notice closely. The main location is 500 Jefferson Street, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77002. The annex is 1919 Smith Street, Houston, TX 77002, and EOIR's Administrative Control List, updated October 1, 2026, places it on the 6th and 14th floors. The court page, updated October 8, 2026, gives both buildings the same public and filing hours, Monday to Friday except federal holidays. EOIR's operational status page has a row for 500 Jefferson but none for the annex, so call 713-286-4300 if you need to confirm the annex is open.
Which elevator do I take at 500 Jefferson?
EOIR says the lobby at 500 Jefferson Street has two elevator banks: one set goes to the 3rd floor and the other to the 19th floor. It does not say which bank a given courtroom uses. The court's address is Suite 300, but check your notice and read the floor shown on the elevator before you step in, because the wrong bank takes you to the wrong floor on a morning when time matters. The annex entry gives no such note, and the court page shows only the street address there, so the floors come from EOIR's list alone.
Where can I park, and how late can I file?
EOIR's page says the same about both buildings: public parking is available for a fee. It gives no rates, garage names or transit directions, and this page will not guess at them, so look up a garage before you leave. Filing stops at 4 p.m., though public hours run to 4:30 p.m. Paper can go to the window, or by USPS or courier to the street address. Attorneys and accredited representatives of record must use ECAS, EOIR's e-filing system, in eligible cases. Faxes and other unrequested electronic submissions are discarded. There is no mailbox rule, so a document counts only when the court receives it.
How do the other Houston courts differ from Jefferson Street?
Houston has several immigration court addresses, and going to the wrong one is a real risk. Besides Jefferson Street and its annex there are Greenspoint Park at 16800 Greenspoint Park Drive and S. Gessner Road at 8701 S. Gessner Road. EOIR's list also shows Houston SPC at 5520 Greens Road, grouped with the Conroe court. The Jefferson Street entry names the Houston DHS district office, Children First Residential Care in Cypress, House of Hope in Baytown and Compass Connections. The Greenspoint Park entry names the same district office, so the list cannot tell you which building is yours. Your notice does.
Which judges does EOIR list at each building?
The court page, under Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Daniel P. Kinnicutt and court administrator David Hoerber, lists 14 immigration judges at 500 Jefferson: Nimmo Bhagat, Sam Brown IV, Kevin N. Buras, Demetrius Cheeks, Scott V. Greenbaum, Saul E. Greenstein, Anwer A. Khan, Nicholas B. Lucic, Paul Marian, Revathi Muneer, Martinque M. Parker, Artie R. Pobjecky, Maritza S. Ramos and Lynn W. Wang. The annex lists 3: Gary E. Endelman, Bao Q. Nguyen and Kiera Parikh. EOIR's internet hearing directory, updated October 29, 2026, shows 17 entries here counting Judge Kinnicutt, and puts Bao Nguyen's link under Greenspoint Park instead. These lists do not show who has your case; the judges directory has more.
How do I confirm my date or ask about a remote hearing?
EOIR's line, 1-800-898-7180, gives your next date, time and location at any hour: enter the 9 digits of your A-number at the prompt, adding 0 first if it has 8. The guide to finding your hearing covers other ways. For the court, call 713-286-4300 or write to Houston.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov. Each entry in EOIR's directory has a Webex link and an access code for 1-415-527-5035, but without a representative of record your default is in person. Before an individual hearing, allow for paid parking and the security line. For representation, see removal defense.