What is the date, time and location of my court date?
Call 1-800-898-7180 and enter in your alien registration number, also known as your “A” number, and it will tell you the date, time and location of your court date.
The Immigration Court for immigrants who are in jail:
201 Varick Street, Room 1140,
New York, NY, 10014
The Immigration Court for immigrants who are not in jail:
26 Federal Plaza, Room 1237,
New York, NY, 10278
Call 1-800-898-7180 and enter in your alien registration number, also known as your “A” number, and it will tell you the date, time and location of your court date.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has set up a public internet-based tool to assist in locating detainees, the Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS), at: http://locator.ice.gov/odls/homePage.do.
If you can not find the your relative on the locator, then you can call the local immigration office. The New York Field Office phone number is 212-863-3401.
Immigration has set a bond on my family member where and how can I pay it? Where -- The Immigration Bond can be paid at any Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE office.
You can find a list of DHS offices nationwide at:
http://www.ice.gov/contact/ero/
In New York and New Jersey there are two DHS offices:
ICE New York Office
26 Federal Plaza, 9th Floor, Room 110,
New York, NY, 10278
ICE New Jersey Office
614 Frelinghuysen Avenue, 3rd Floor,
Newark, NJ, 07112
How to Pay:
You will need to get a telephone number with the local area code of the jail and have your family member call you on that number. For example 732-358-6839 is my phone number for New Jersey jail clients. You can call 1-877-650-4249 to obtain a new local number and purchase a Calling Card for the detainee through Offender Connect or purchase online at: http://www.offenderconnect.com/portal.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has set up a public internet-based tool to assist in locating detainees, the Online Detainee Locator System (ODLS), at: http://locator.ice.gov/odls/homePage.do.
If you can not find the your relative on the locator, then you can call the local immigration office. The New York Field Office phone number is 212-863-3401.
Immigration has set a bond on my family member where and how can I pay it? Where -- The Immigration Bond can be paid at any Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE office.
You can find a list of DHS offices nationwide at:
http://www.ice.gov/contact/ero/
In New York and New Jersey there are two DHS offices:
ICE New York Office
26 Federal Plaza, 9th Floor, Room 110,
New York, NY, 10278
ICE New Jersey Office
614 Frelinghuysen Avenue, 3rd Floor,
Newark, NJ, 07112
How to Pay:
You will need to get a telephone number with the local area code of the jail and have your family member call you on that number. For example 732-358-6839 is my phone number for New Jersey jail clients. You can call 1-877-650-4249 to obtain a new local number and purchase a Calling Card for the detainee through Offender Connect or purchase online at: http://www.offenderconnect.com/portal.
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