Is there still an immigration court in Louisville?
Not as a separate court. EOIR suspended work at the old leased site in August 2019 because of the building's condition, the lease ended on December 6, 2019, and the court closed for good on July 30, 2021. Louisville then became a hearing location under the administrative control of the Memphis Immigration Court. EOIR's status page shows it as Louisville Hearing Location: OPEN. This is why a search can return a Tennessee court for a Kentucky case. EOIR's directory lists it under Tennessee as Memphis Immigration Court - Louisville, and our Kentucky directory page collects the related listings.
Where do I go, and what time zone is my hearing in?
EOIR gives 601 W. Broadway, Basement Room 3, Louisville, KY 40202 under the heading Louisville Hearing Location, as the address for mailed filings. It does not separately label that address as the hearing room, so read your notice and go where it says. EOIR's administrative control list adds a detail that is easy to miss: Louisville hearing times are in Eastern Time unless the hearing notice says otherwise. A notice from a Memphis court does not mean Memphis time. Before you travel, check your date and place as the guide to finding your hearing explains, or call the Memphis court at 901-528-5883.
How do I file papers for a Louisville case?
The Memphis court page says to send all Louisville docket filings by mail or express delivery to EOIR - Louisville Hearing Location at the W. Broadway address. EOIR's administrative control list, updated October 1, 2026, adds that in-person filings are accepted in Louisville, and the listed window hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Be careful with older advice: the 2021 closure notice told people to file at Memphis, which differs from these newer pages. A fax or email nobody requested is discarded with no notice to you; e-filing runs through EOIR's separate ECAS system. ICE's office listing, updated September 2, 2026, names Louisville in its Erie-Gulf Region with no street row, so ask the court where the DHS copy goes.
What does EOIR say about parking, security and online hearings here?
For Louisville, very little. The Memphis page describes parking garages, bus service and fifth-floor screening, but those details belong to the Memphis building, so do not rely on them in Kentucky. We found no EOIR parking, transit or ID instructions for Louisville, and we offer none. EOIR's directory gives Webex details by judge, but those do not by themselves make a Louisville hearing remote, and with no representative of record EOIR says the default is in person. If your notice leaves the format unclear, ask the Memphis court at 901-528-5883 before your date.
Which Kentucky jails and ICE offices appear alongside this location?
EOIR's list places several Kentucky facilities under Memphis, including the Hopkins County Jail, Kenton County Detention Center and Oldham County Detention Center, along with Boone, Campbell, Christian and Daviess County sites. That is an administrative listing and does not show where one person's case sits. ICE is a different agency with a different map: its check-in page, updated March 4, 2025, lists a Louisville office at 654 South 7th Street under the Chicago Field Office, with appointment times Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. A check-in there is not a court hearing. For release questions, see the bond hearing guide.