Filing Requirements
All filings, including requests for continuances and extension, minute orders, bond redetermination requests, EOIR-28 forms and applications, must be presented to the court receptionist for filing. NO FILINGS SHOULD BE TAKEN DIRECTLY TO THE IMMIGRATION JUDGES. All filings that are hand-carried to the Court must be accepted by the court receptionist, or they will be returned to the parties unfiled.
THE COURT WILL ACCEPT FILINGS BY MAIL OR BY PERSONAL SERVICE PROVIDED THE FILING CONFORMS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE 8 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (8 C.F.R.) AS WELL AS THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THE IMMIGRATION COURT PRACTICE MANUAL. Filings requiring a fee must include an DHS fee receipt or a request for a fee waiver. If a filing fee is paid at an DHS location where the cashier does not return the filing with a fee stamp to the filer, the Court will accept a COPY OF THE FILING AND THE FEE RECEIPT provided it is received by the Court prior to the deadline established by the immigration judge and includes proof of service on the District Counsel for the DHS (a sample proof of service is attached). Please note that the DHS does not provide a fee receipt for filings mailed to them unless the sender includes a request for the receipt and a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
In addition to the filings requirements outlined in 8 C.F.R. and the Immigraton Court Practice Manual, all documents submitted to the Court must be two-hole punched at the top. Furthermore, all filings must include a certificate of service on the opposing party.