"The San Francisco immigration court building at 100 Montgomery St. is set to close in January 2027, sources close to the court told Mission Local on Tuesday. Staff have been informed that the immigration court will not renew its lease at the Montgomery location, and that they will be transferred to the Concord immigration court as early as this summer. Courtrooms at San Francisco's other, smaller location at 630 Sansome St. are expected to remain open, sources told Mission Local."
"There were 21 judges at San Francisco's two immigration court locations - with the vast majority at Montgomery Street - in early spring 2025. There will be just four left by the end of January 2026; the Trump administration fired 13 of those judges, and another four were scheduled to retire by the end of the month. There are over 120,000 pending cases in San Francisco's immigration court backlog, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse."
The San Francisco immigration court building at 100 Montgomery St. is scheduled to close in January 2027. Staff have been informed that the Montgomery lease will not be renewed and that personnel may be transferred to the Concord immigration court as early as this summer. Courtrooms at the smaller 630 Sansome St. location are expected to remain open. The Executive Office for Immigration Review did not respond to requests for comment and its website currently lists 100 Montgomery's operational status as open. Judicial staffing fell from 21 judges in early spring 2025 to a projected four by January 2026. Over 120,000 cases remain pending.
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