Immigration courts
Boston Immigration Court
15 New Sudbury St, Suite 320, Boston, MA 02203
Est. wait 3.8 yrs · 10 judges · Pending 30,000
Wait times and pending-case figures are estimates; confirm your hearing with your A-number through EOIR.
Free immigration tool · Massachusetts
Immigration Bond Calculator for MassachusettsHow Much Will the Bond Be?
The legal minimum immigration bond is $1,500; judges commonly set $5,000 to $10,000, and more where flight risk or public-safety concerns appear. Six questions give you a realistic range and flag the situations where mandatory detention blocks a bond.
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Immigration Bond Estimator
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How it works in Massachusetts
Immigration Bond Estimator: What It Means for a Massachusetts Case
ICE arrests in Massachusetts are typically held at Plymouth County Correctional Facility, and many are transferred within days to Strafford County in New Hampshire or out of the region entirely. The Boston Immigration Court hears the detained docket. Locating the person and filing the bond request before a transfer is the priority.
Massachusetts arrests are usually held at Plymouth County Correctional Facility or transferred to Strafford County in New Hampshire, and increasingly to facilities in Texas and Louisiana. Hearings for detained New England cases run through the Boston Immigration Court and the Chelmsford court.
Massachusetts immigration facts
The Courts, Facilities, and Offices That Decide Massachusetts Cases
ICE detention facilities
Massachusetts arrests are usually held at Plymouth County Correctional Facility or transferred to Strafford County in New Hampshire, and increasingly to facilities in Texas and Louisiana. Hearings for detained New England cases run through the Boston Immigration Court and the Chelmsford court.
- Plymouth County Correctional Facility, Plymouth, MA: the main ICE detention site in Massachusetts
- Strafford County Department of Corrections, Dover, NH: many Massachusetts arrestees are transferred here
USCIS and asylum offices
Affirmative asylum interviews for Massachusetts residents are generally scheduled through the Boston Asylum Office (Boston, MA).
USCIS field offices serving Massachusetts: Boston, Lawrence.
How we serve Massachusetts
Our attorneys are admitted in Massachusetts and appear at the Boston Immigration Court and the Chelmsford court, in person and by video.
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Common questions
Immigration Bond Estimator Questions From Massachusetts
Who sets the immigration bond amount?
ICE makes the first custody decision. If ICE denies bond or sets it too high, an immigration judge can review it at a bond hearing (a custody redetermination).
How is an immigration bond paid?
A sponsor with lawful status pays the full amount to ICE through the online CeBONDS system or at an ICE office; a licensed immigration bond company can post it for a fee. The money is refundable when the case ends if every condition was met.
What is mandatory detention?
Certain criminal convictions and some entry situations make a person ineligible for a bond from the immigration judge. Whether a conviction really triggers mandatory detention is a technical question that attorneys frequently win.
How fast can a bond hearing happen?
Typically within days to a few weeks of the request, depending on the facility and the court's docket. The sooner a lawyer files with a complete bond packet, the sooner the hearing is set.
Where are people detained by ICE in Massachusetts held?
Plymouth County Correctional Facility (Plymouth, MA), Strafford County Department of Corrections (Dover, NH). Transfers in the first week are common, so we locate the person before filing.
Which court decides the bond in Massachusetts?
The immigration court with jurisdiction over the facility holding the person, usually on a detained docket by video. Non-detained cases in Massachusetts are heard at Boston.
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