According to the federal government, during the current lapse in funding
for government operations, each immigration court will be function in
one of three specified categories: open, open to hear detained cases
only or closed. A full list of immigration courts and their status can
be seen online at www.justice.gov/eoir/ICstatus.htm. Definitions of
these status categories are as follows:
Open – as a standard immigration courts that manage primarily detained
cases are designated as open and are accepting filings at the window and
by mail.
Open to hear detained cases only – Filings for detained cases are being
accepted at the window and by mail. Filings related to non-detained
cases at these courts will be accepted at the window and by mail, but
will not be processed further during the lapse in federal funding.
Closed – Filings for non-detained cases are not being accepted at the window and no court staff is available to process mail.
