Memphis Immigration Court Overview
The Memphis Immigration Court is located in Memphis, Tennessee. This court specializes in deportation cases and other immigration-related cases in Tennessee. It is the only immigration court in the entire state. The Immigration Court in Memphis has 10 judges.
The Court hears cases in person. Also, it hears from those in jails in Memphis and surrounding counties such as:
- Louisville Juvenile
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Memphis Juvenile
- Memphis, Tennessee
- DOC, Tennessee State Penitentiary
- Memphis, Tennessee – MET
- Memphis Juvenile Detained
In this guide, you can find all the information you need such as contact information, judges, and more.
Memphis Immigration Court Contact Information
Address
The Memphis Immigration Court is located at:
80 Monroe Avenue, Suite 501
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone number
901-528-5883
This phone number is for contacting the judges’ legal assistants and court’s clerks only. Faxes and other electronic submissions are not accepted and will not be part of the record and are discarded without consideration of the document or its sender.
If you want to find out about your immigration case date or status, click here.
Hours
Open for Filings Only
Public hours: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Window hours: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
The Immigration Court will receive documents for filing each business day. No documents will be accepted after 4:00 p.m.
Getting to the Memphis Immigration Court
The Memphis Immigration Court is located near the Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange. To reach the court, go to The Phlebotomy Training Institute LLC, head north on S 2nd St toward General Washburn’s Escape Alley, turn left onto Monroe Ave and the court will be on the right.
What the court looks like
From the front, the Memphis court looks like this:
The back of the court building looks like this:
Immigration Judges in Memphis
The Immigration Court in Memphis has 10 immigration judges. Judge Renae M. Hansell serves there as the Assistant Chief Immigration Judge.
The list of judges includes:
- Alisha C. Campos
- Kevin P. Guillory
- Rebecca L. Holt
- Kelly S. Johnson
- Brandon J. Josephsen
- Kelly B. Lake
- Luis A. Maldonado
- Irma J. Newburn
- Charles E. Pazar
- Robert Q. Ward
Judge Robert Q. Ward has the highest asylum denial rate (96.2%) and the lowest grant rate (3.8%), and Judge Rebecca L. Holt has the second-highest denial rate (86.9%) and the second-lowest grant rate (13.1%). On the other hand, Judge Charles E. Pazar has the highest grant rate (46.4%) and lowest asylum denial rate (53.6%)
Getting a Bond at the Memphis Immigration Court
There is no immigration bond form online for the Immigration Court in Memphis right now.
Since 2001, the Memphis Court has heard 1,087 cases. 658 of them were granted while 429 were not.
Mexico comes in the first place with total bond hearing cases of 422. 233 of them were granted while 189 were not. India comes in second place with 64 cases. 62 of them were granted while only 2 cases were not.
Asylum Decisions in Memphis
Asylum Denial Rates in Memphis
Over the last two decades, 9,393 asylum cases were heard by Immigration Court in Memphis. 8,497 cases of them were represented while 896 cases were not.
Asylum was denied in 5,775 cases of the represented cases and granted in 2,722 cases. In other words, the court has a denial rate of 67%.
Compared to other courts such as the Immigration Court in Chicago and the Los Angeles Immigration Court, this denial rate is high.
Nationalities
By nationality, Guatemala comes in the first place in the number of asylum cases represented in front of the Memphis Immigration Court with 2,045 cases. El Salvador comes in second place with 1,269 cases and Honduras comes third with 1,170 cases.
Backlog and Wait Time in Memphis
The number of pending cases before the Memphis Immigration Court is 47,764 cases. It is the only immigration court in Tennessee but compared to other immigration courts in other states such as the Chicago Immigration Court and the Newark Immigration Court, this backlog is moderate.
The average waiting days to resolve a pending case before the Memphis Immigration Court are 835 days. Compared to other immigration courts in other states, it is a moderate waiting time.
Free Lawyers for the Memphis Immigration Court
9 legal organizations help non-citizens with their immigration cases before the Memphis Immigration Court. If you need a free lawyer, these organizations can provide you with one, which is highly recommended. The process can have some downsides.
Check our Immigration Court Page if you want more information about getting a legal help with your immigration case.
Advocates for Immigrant Rights
1000 S. Cooper St, Suite 109
Memphis, TN 38104
Tel: (901) 729-9560
For calls from detention dial 901-206-4440.
American Bar Association Detention and LOP Information Line
www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/immigration
- Pro se case assistance for detained respondents only
- Dial 2150# from the detention center
- To contact on behalf of a detained individual, email immcenter@americanbar.org.
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