Author: Deportation Defense Attorney Alena Shautsova
US Immigration court system (EOIR) has launched a new online case status check-up system. By putting one’s alien number into an online field, a person can get access to the court’s information system regarding one’s case. The link for the system is: https://portal.eoir.justice.gov/InfoSystem/Form?Language=EN
The test of the system revealed that it will not contain copies of any decisions, but will provide general status of the matter and future hearing dates, which can be handy, especially if you do not want to call 800 phone number: 800-898-7180 (TDD 800-828-1120) . The only issue is that at times when the proceedings were administratively closed, the system states that the case is currently pending without more.
The A number based system is a good option for at times a confusing 800-phone system. However, it does not replace or substitute law requirements that a person in removal proceedings shall receive a notice of the date and time of their hearing. It is especially true nowadays when courts are transitioning from the “status” dockets, converting them by default into Master hearings without sending appropriate notices to the attorneys or persons in removal proceedings.