Which Los Angeles court do I actually go to?
Los Angeles has three non-detained court locations on EOIR's list: N. Los Angeles Street downtown, West Los Angeles by LAX, and Van Nuys Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley. A wrong assumption costs you the hearing. Your latest Notice of Hearing names the place. Check it on the automated line, 1-800-898-7180, as our guide on finding your hearing explains, and call this court at 213-576-4701 if anything looks wrong. Compare the room number too: this court is Room 4330. EOIR's list of judges shows names at each court, including for the West Los Angeles and Van Nuys locations, but a listing does not show who has your case.
Which office in this building is the one on my paper?
Several immigration offices share 300 North Los Angeles Street, and the room number tells you which one you are visiting. The court is Room 4330. ICE lists its check-in location in Room B17, with appointments Monday to Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. ICE's bond office is Suite 7621, and an undated ICE handout places the ICE attorneys in Suite 1240. A hearing before a judge and an ICE check-in are different duties, and doing one never satisfies the other. If your paper shows no room, read it again or ask a lawyer before you go.
What happens at the entrance, and where can I wait?
Enter through the main lobby. EOIR's page says visitors and attorneys may not stay in the lobby or near the entrance doors, so do not plan to meet your lawyer or family there. If a lawyer is meeting a client before a hearing, the lawyer tells the security officer, who directs them to the pro bono room. Everyone passes a metal detector and bag screening on each visit, and you may be asked to remove your shoes. Public hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You must be in the courtroom at the scheduled time, and a security queue does not excuse lateness, which can lead to an in absentia removal order.
How do I get there, and where do I park?
EOIR says paid parking is available nearby and links to a map of lots; it does not name a lot or a price, and neither do we. It lists Metro Rail, Metrolink trains and the DASH bus as transit options, without routes, so plan yours in advance and check for the day. EOIR says the court is accessible to people with disabilities. Do not bring food or drink, and leave children at home unless they must attend, because the Policy Manual says they should not be brought unless taking part and cannot wait alone. If you have to appear, allow for both parking and the security line. Dress in proper attire, as EOIR's rules ask of everyone in the courtroom.
How do I file papers with this court before my hearing?
Room 4330 is the place to hand in paper, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays except federal holidays, at the filing window. Because the ICE attorneys are in this building (Suite 1240, per an undated ICE handout, so confirm it), a same-day hand delivery may be possible, but the rule that matters is that DHS must be served and your filing must carry a signed proof of service with the office, address, date, method and documents. Filings without one can be returned unconsidered. Without a lawyer and outside detention, file 15 days before a master calendar hearing if you want a ruling at it; otherwise you may file in open court, and papers served on DHS there need no written proof. An individual hearing has a 30-day deadline. The court counts the day it receives a paper, not the day you mailed it. It gives no receipts: to keep a stamped copy, add one marked CONFORMED COPY; RETURN TO SENDER and a prepaid return envelope. Unrequested email to North.Los.Angeles.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov is discarded. Form EOIR-33 is due within five days of a move.
Can ICE arrest someone at this court?
Yes, in limited situations, and this building needs extra care. Two rulings, Pablo Sequen v. Albarran in California on June 23, 2026 and African Communities Together v. Venturella in New York on September 30, 2026, vacated ICE's 2025 policy for arrests in or near immigration courts, the first left in force on July 10 and the second not limited to the plaintiffs. ICE's April 2021 guidance remains, and it still allows arrests in defined cases such as a national security threat or a danger to public safety. But ICE also has a check-in in Room B17 here, and we cannot tell you how those rulings apply to someone at an ICE appointment in the same building. We found no later appeals ruling as of October 30, 2026. If this worries you, talk to a lawyer before the date, especially with an old order or a criminal record, and do not skip court: a missed hearing can bring an order of removal in your absence.
What should I do before the hearing, and if a relative is detained?
Reconfirm the room, then read our master calendar hearing guide and put your notices in one folder. A detained person's bond request goes to the court with jurisdiction over the place of detention, which may be Adelanto or elsewhere, not this court. Find the person with ICE's Online Detainee Locator, ice.gov/locator, using the country of birth with the A-number or full name and date of birth. California is in the Ninth Circuit, which rejected the government's mandatory detention reading in Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock on July 30, 2026; see our bond hearing guide as of October 30, 2026. Anna Tsibel, our Russian-speaking attorney licensed by the California bar, focuses on asylum and deportation defense. You can request a consultation, read what to expect in Los Angeles immigration courts, or see our Los Angeles representation page; meetings in Westlake Village are by appointment.