Court directory
Otero Immigration Court
EOIR court information
OPENCurrent operational status: OPEN. This page reflects the current EOIR court directory record as verified 2026-08-18.
Otero Immigration Court · primary
- Physical address
- 26 McGregor Range Road, Door #1 Chaparral, NM 88081Get directions ↗
- Main phone
- (575) 824-8900
- General inquiries
- Otero.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
- Public hours
- Public Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Filing-window hours
- Window Filing Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Parking
- There is no
- Public transit
- public transportation to the Otero Immigration Court. The court is located at the Otero Detention Center which is approximately a 40-minute drive from El Paso. There is ample parking in an open lot in front of the court’s building.
- Building access
- Lobby Entrance
- Security instructions
- The Court is located in the last building off the road (drive past the main Detention Center). From the open parking lot, visitors may enter the building by ringing the doorbell at Door #2 and waiting for court personnel to grant access. Security information: All visitors to the immigration court must undergo a security screening through a metal detector machine as well as a handbag screening each time they visit the immigration court. Shoes may be required to be removed. Food and drinks are not allowed, except as specifically permitted by the immigration judge. Usage of cameras or recording devices in courtrooms or other EOIR space is prohibited. Note, however, that attorneys or accredited representatives of record and DHS attorneys representing the government in proceedings before EOIR are permitted to use electronic devices in EOIR courtrooms for the limited purpose of conducting immediately relevant court and business-related activities (e.g. scheduling). Visitors will be escorted by guards to the appropriate courtroom.
- ADA/accessibility
- EOIR accessibility statement: https://www.justice.gov/accessibility/accessibility-statement
Official EOIR court page ↗Verified 2026-08-18
Court contacts and access
- Main phone
- (575) 824-8900
- General inquiries
- Otero.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov
- Asylum EAD Clock contact
- Asylum.Clock.Otero@usdoj.gov
- EOIR case-information phone
- (800) 898-7180
Building access
Security instructions
ADA/accessibility
EOIR court links
- Official EOIR court page ↗
- Operational status ↗
- Internet-based hearing directory ↗
- EOIR case status ↗
- Filing and procedure guidance ↗
- Administrative-control list ↗
Internet-based hearings
Source last verified 2026-08-18.
EOIR court personnel
Current immigration judges
- Joseph Q. Andelin
- Ralph E. Girvin Jr.
- Benjamin S. Kuipers
- Jacinto Palomino
- Kirk Williams
- Samuel G. Williams
- ACIJ
- Nathan Herbert
- Backup ACIJ
- Melissa Joy Garcia
- Court administrator
- Luz E. Juarez
Jurisdiction and other hearing locations
Administrative-control jurisdiction
Other hearing locations
- Cibola County Correctional Center, NM
- Kay County Detention Center, OK
- Torrance County Detention Facility, NM
Judge hearing access
The EOIR directory lists the following current Internet-based hearing and telephonic access information for this court. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person.
ACIJ Nathan Herbert (NHB)
Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗
Telephonic access code: 199 450 6867
Instructions: EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.
Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18
Joseph Q. Andelin (JQA)
Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗
Telephonic access code: 2826 156 0851
Instructions: EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.
Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18
Ralph Girvin (REG)
Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗
Telephonic access code: 199 277 9801
Instructions: EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.
Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18
Benjamin S. Kuipers (BEK)
Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗
Telephonic access code: 2827 479 0358
Instructions: EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.
Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18
Jacinto Palomino (JP1)
Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗
Telephonic access code: 199 830 1392
Instructions: EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.
Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18
Kirk Williams
Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗
Telephonic access code: 2837 806 4629
Instructions: EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.
Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18
Samuel G. Williams (SGW)
Webex/internet hearing: Join EOIR Webex ↗
Telephonic access code: 2822 548 5092
Instructions: EOIR lists Internet-based hearing links and telephonic access codes in its current hearing directory. The hearing notice and current EOIR instructions control whether a particular hearing is remote or in person. Unrepresented respondents generally appear in person unless EOIR directs otherwise.
Direct EOIR source ↗ · verified 2026-08-18
