Buffalo Immigration Court

The Buffalo 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 (8 U.S.C. §1229a; 8 CFR 1240.1 and 1003.19).

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: 130 Delaware Avenue, Suite 300

City: Buffalo, NY 14202

Phone: 716-551-3442

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

Hours (per EOIR, as of October 15, 2026): public hours 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; window filing hours 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. EOIR says the court is open Monday to Friday except federal holidays.

Email (general inquiries): Buffalo.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov. EOIR’s page says the court does not accept faxes or other electronic submissions unless court staff or the immigration judge specifically requested them.

Former Batavia cases: EOIR’s July 21, 2026 notice says the Batavia Immigration Court would close at the close of business on July 24, 2026, that all pending cases would be transferred to the Buffalo Immigration Court and heard via video teleconference, and that filings for those cases should be filed with the Buffalo Immigration Court beginning July 27, 2026. EOIR recommends writing Attention – Former Batavia Immigration Court case on the first page of any such filing. Source: EOIR notice (PDF).

Getting there (per EOIR): EOIR lists pay-to-park lots and street parking, NFTA bus routes 25 Delaware and 11 Colvin, and the NFTA Metro Rail Fountain Plaza or Lafayette stations.

How to check your hearing date and case status

  • Automated hotline: call 1-800-898-7180 (toll-free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, English and Spanish). Enter your A-number (the letter A followed by an 8- or 9-digit number, printed on Department of Homeland Security and EOIR correspondence; if it has 8 digits, enter a 0 first) to hear your next hearing date, time, and location (EOIR).
  • Online: EOIR’s Automated Case Information portal (ACIS) at acis.eoir.justice.gov.
  • Full walkthrough: How to check your immigration court date and case status.

Judges assigned to the Buffalo 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.

Immigration judgeRemote hearing linkTelephonic access code
ACIJ Ubaid ul-Haq (UUL)Join199 266 6883
Mary C. Baumgarten (KBJ)Join199 395 7526
Brian Counihan (BRC)Join2762 299 9722
Brandi M. Lohr (BIL)Join2760 935 5179
Alexander RubinJoin2825 426 7561
Eric Schultz (ECS)Join2768 708 7790
Chris Staszak (CSA)Join2830 828 6561

Important: EOIR says respondents who do not have a representative of record will always have a default hearing medium of in-person, regardless of any link above, and that 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. Under 8 U.S.C. §1229a(b)(5)(C), such an order may be rescinded only on a motion to reopen filed within 180 days (exceptional circumstances) or at any time if you did not receive proper notice or were in Federal or State custody and the failure to appear was through no fault of your own. Form EOIR-33/IC says you must file it with the immigration court within five working days of a change to your contact information, and that the court sends all official correspondence (e.g., notices, decisions) to the address you provide.

You are not given a free attorney

Under 8 U.S.C. §1229a(b)(4)(A), you have the privilege of being represented in immigration court at no expense to the Government — the government does not pay for your lawyer. You may hire one or seek free/low-cost help:

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) publishes a List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers. The edition we read on October 15, 2026 is marked Updated October 2026 and lists the providers below under the heading Buffalo Immigration Court (Buffalo, New York). 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, and that edition has no separate Juvenile Docket section for this court. 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 15, 2026). None of these links or listings is paid, and this site earns no commission from them.

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”
  • Type: Non-profit organization (EOIR marker *)
  • Address: One West Main Street, Rochester, NY 14614
  • Phone: (585) 232-4090
  • Fax: (585) 232-2352
  • Website (as printed by EOIR): www.lasroc.org
  • Notes EOIR prints:
    • “Assist in various immigration matters including affirmative and defensive asylum, VAWA, SIJS, Naturalization, Citizenship, Green Card renewal, and Removal Defense”
  • Type: Non-profit organization (EOIR marker *)
  • Contact details (as printed by EOIR, line by line):
    • 41 State Street, Suite M112
    • Albany, NY 12207
    • Tel: (518) 694-8699
    • Fax: (518) 694-4281
    • 14 Lafayette Square, Suite 510
    • Buffalo, NY 14203
    • Tel: (716) 844-8266
    • Fax: (716) 854-1008
    • www.plsny.org
  • Notes EOIR prints:
    • “Represents detained and non-detained individuals”
    • “Minors and unaccompanied children residing in Upstate New York”
    • “Handles all types of immigration cases”
    • “Multilingual staff”
    • “Criminal immigration expertise”

Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc.

  • Type: Non-profit organization (EOIR marker *)
  • Contact details (as printed by EOIR, line by line):
    • 438 Main Street, 7th Floor
    • Buffalo, NY 14202
    • Tel: (716) 847-0662 ext. 301 (non-detained individuals)
    • Tel: (716) 847-0752 (detained individuals)
  • Notes EOIR prints:
    • “Representation is limited to those that fall within our funding guidelines”

EOIR’s full list (PDF): List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers. To find an attorney on your own, see how to find a real immigration attorney.

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