Chicago Immigration Court — address, phone, how to check your hearing date

Chicago Immigration Court

The Chicago Immigration Court is part of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) within the U.S. Department of Justice. It handles removal (deportation) proceedings, defensive asylum, cancellation of removal, and bond hearings for people in Illinois.

This is general information, not legal advice. Immigration court is complex and the stakes are high — consult a licensed immigration attorney about your case.

Court location and contact

Address: 55 E. Monroe St

City: Chicago, IL 60603

Phone: 312-220-0965

Official EOIR page: https://www.justice.gov/eoir/chicago-immigration-court

How to check your hearing date and case status

You are responsible for knowing your hearing date — the court does not call to remind you.

• Automated hotline: call 1-800-898-7180 (free, 24 hours, English/Spanish). Enter your A-number (the 8- or 9-digit “A#” on your Notice to Appear; if it has 8 digits, enter a 0 first) to hear your next hearing date, time, and the court’s address.
• Online: the EOIR ACIS portal at acis.eoir.justice.gov.
• Full walkthrough: How to check your immigration court date and case status.

Immigration judges and remote-hearing links

Judges assigned to the Chicago court and their internet-based (WebEx) hearing links and telephonic access codes. Confirm your hearing format on your notice — do not assume a remote hearing.

Important: If you don’t have a representative of record, your default hearing medium is in-person regardless of any link above. Photographing or recording any part of an internet-based hearing is strictly prohibited.

If you miss your hearing

Missing an immigration court hearing is serious. The judge can order you removed in absentia under INA § 240(b)(5)(A) — a deportation order issued without you present. If this happens you may file a Motion to Reopen, but the deadlines are strict. Always keep your address current with the court using Form EOIR-33/IC so you actually receive your notices.

You are not given a free attorney

Immigration court is not like criminal court — the government does not appoint you a free lawyer. You may hire one or seek free/low-cost help:

• Free & low-cost immigration legal aid in Illinois
• How to find a real immigration attorney — never use a notario; that is fraud.

Free legal service providers EOIR lists for this court

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) publishes a List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers. The edition we read on October 20, 2026 is marked Updated October 2026 and lists the providers below under the heading Chicago Immigration Court (Chicago, Illinois). EOIR’s list page says the List contains non-profit organizations and attorneys who have committed to providing at least 50 hours per year of pro bono legal services before the immigration court location where they appear on the List, plus pro bono referral services; EOIR publishes it quarterly (January, April, July, and October).

EOIR’s markers: * Non-Profit Organization, ** Referral Service, *** Private Attorney. This court’s section of the October 2026 edition has no *** entries. The same edition has a separate Chicago Immigration Court Juvenile Docket section (1 provider), shown after the main list. Names, addresses, phone numbers and emails are copied exactly as EOIR prints them.

EOIR’s disclaimer (verbatim): “EOIR does not endorse any of these organizations, referral services, or attorneys. In addition, EOIR does not participate in, nor is it responsible for, the representation decisions or performance of these organizations, referral services, or attorneys.” Source: EOIR, List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers (page updated September 24, 2026; read October 20, 2026). None of these links or listings is paid, and this site earns no commission from them.

National Immigrant Justice Center

• Type: Non-profit organization (EOIR marker *)
• Addresses (EOIR prints three):
  • 111 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60604
  • 110 East Washington Street, Goshen, IN 46528
  • 615 N. Alabama Street, Suite 126, Indianapolis, IN 46204
• Phone: (312) 660-1370
• Website (as printed by EOIR): www.immigrantjustice.org
• Notes EOIR prints:
  • “Individuals who are not detained: contact our hotline at (312) 660-1328 (text message preferred) to request information”
  • “Detained individuals in ICE detention centers: call collect at (312) 583-9721”
  • “Detained Illinois residents: call ICIRR Family Support Network at (855) 435-7693”
  • “Detained Indiana residents: call (773) 672-6599. The hotline is open every other Tuesday between 12:00PM-3:00PM ET”

Western Illinois Dreamers

• Type: Non-profit organization (EOIR marker *)
• Address: 204 W. Jefferson Street, Macomb, IL 61455
• Phone: (217) 391-6860
• Email: legal@westernillinoisdreamers.org
• Website (as printed by EOIR): www.westernillinoisdremers.org
• Notes EOIR prints:
  • “No criminal background”

ABA Commission on Immigration Detention Information Hotline

• Type: Referral service (EOIR marker **)
• Address: 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Unit 400, Washington, DC 20036
• Email: immcenter@americanbar.org
• Website (as printed by EOIR): www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/immigration/
• Notes EOIR prints:
  • “Pro se case assistance for detained respondents only”
  • “Respondents detained at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities should contact our speed dial at 2150#”
  • “To contact on behalf of an individual detained by ICE or BOP, email immcenter@americanbar.org”
  • “Respondents detained at Department of Defense (DOD) military facilities (including Guantanamo) should contact our toll-free hotline at 1 (855) 641-6081”

Children’s Legal Center

• Type: Non-profit organization (EOIR marker *)
• Address: 1100 W. Cermak Road, Suite 422, Chicago, IL 60608
• Phone: (312) 722-6642
• Email: laura@childrenslegalcenterchicago.org
• Notes EOIR prints:
  • “Represents detained and non-detained children”

Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender

• Type: Non-profit organization (EOIR marker *)
• Address: 69 W. Washington Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60602
• Phone: (312) 603-0636
• Fax: (773) 404-3306
• Email: pdimmigrationunit@cookcountyil.gov
• Website (as printed by EOIR): www.cookcountypublicdefender.org
• Notes EOIR prints:
  • “Detained: Cook County, IL residents in ICE custody”
  • “Non-detained: Prior/current Public Defender clients only”
  • “Please contact us on Wednesdays between 9AM and 11AM at (312) 603-0636”
  • “Languages: All staff speak Spanish and have access to an interpreter line”

Migrant & Immigrant Community Action (MICA) Project

• Type: Non-profit organization (EOIR marker *)
• Address: 2650 Cherokee Street, St. Louis, MO 63118
• Phone: (314) 995-6995
• Fax: (314) 735-4359
• Email: info@mica-project.org
• Website (as printed by EOIR): www.mica-project.org
• Notes EOIR prints:
  • “Accepts clients from eastern half of MO and Southern IL”

Juvenile Docket section (Chicago Immigration Court Juvenile Docket)

EOIR lists these providers in a separate section for the juvenile docket (cases of children).

Children’s Legal Center

• Type: Non-profit organization (EOIR marker *)
• Address: 1100 W. Cermak Road, Suite 422, Chicago, IL 60608
• Phone: (312) 722-6642
• Email: laura@childrenslegalcenterchicago.org
• Notes EOIR prints:
  • “Represents detained and non-detained children”

EOIR’s full list (PDF): List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers.

Related information

• All immigration courts in Illinois
• Check your immigration court date & case status
• Know your rights with ICE

Last verified: 2026-10-20 against the justice.gov EOIR court listing. General procedural information — not legal advice.