Miami immigration court: which court is yours, how to check your case, and free help

Three places, two courts: which one is yours

All three belong to the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), part of the Justice Department. They are courts, not USCIS: green card, citizenship and asylum interviews happen at USCIS offices, not here. Krome and Broward sit inside detention centers controlled by ICE, so visiting someone there follows ICE's rules, not the court's.

The downtown court at a glance

What's confirmed and what's only reported

• OfficialAddresses, phones, hours and the elevator schedule above, as published by EOIR. Miami page updated October 8, 2026; Krome page, October 22, 2026. EOIR court pages.
• OfficialPeople without an attorney or accredited representative always default to an in-person hearing. EOIR, internet-based hearings page.
• OfficialA new address must reach the court within five working days on Form EOIR-33, with a copy to ICE's legal office. Form EOIR-33/IC.
• OfficialA federal court vacated ICE's and EOIR's 2025 courthouse-arrest policies (final judgment June 30, 2026) and on July 10, 2026 refused to pause that while the government appeals. ICE can still arrest people inside courthouses in the limited circumstances its earlier policies allowed. Pablo Sequen v. Albarran, N.D. Cal.
• ReportedIn May 2025, a man whose case was dismissed at his first hearing in Miami was arrested as he left the court and sent to a detention center in Washington state. Government lawyers were asking judges to dismiss cases so people could be put in fast-track removal. Stateline, citing a class-action lawsuit.

Before your hearing, step by step

1. Confirm the date and the court yourself

   Check your notice against EOIR Automated Case Information with your A-Number (the 9-digit number starting with A) and nationality, or by phone at 1-800-898-7180. It tells you whether the hearing is downtown or at Krome. Check every few weeks, and always after you move.

2. Update your address with the court and with USCIS

   File the EOIR-33 online through Respondent Access (no account needed), at the window or by mail, one form per person in the case, and send a copy to ICE's Office of the Principal Legal Advisor. USCIS needs its own change of address (Form AR-11): one doesn't update the other.

3. See a lawyer before the first hearing

   Especially if ICE's attorney might ask to dismiss your case: a dismissal can be the step before fast-track removal, and whether to oppose it is a decision to make with a lawyer, not alone in the courtroom. If nobody can take you in time, go anyway and ask the judge for time to find one. Never send a notario in your place.

4. Translate your evidence

   Every document in Spanish you hand the judge needs a complete English translation and the translator's signed statement that they're competent and the translation is accurate (8 CFR 1003.33). See how to do it right.

5. Arrive before the elevators close

   Plan to be in the building well before your time: there's a metal detector and a bag check on the court floor, and you may be asked to remove your shoes. No food or drinks unless the judge allows them, and no cameras or recordings.

Free and low-cost legal help in Miami, in Spanish

From the Justice Department's official pro bono list for the Miami and Krome courts (October 2026 edition, updated every January, April, July and October).

The Justice Department also recognizes these Miami organizations, whose accredited representatives can represent you in court: Catholic Charities Legal Services of the Archdiocese of Miami (305-373-1073, 28 W. Flagler Street), the Florida Immigrant Coalition (305-571-7254) and St. Thomas University's clinic (866-491-6737). If you're Venezuelan and lost TPS, read asylum after TPS: the deadline is running before your consultation.