We waited on the bench as four guards hovered over us, watching our every move. I quickly befriended a woman who was similarly awaiting her friend’s court hearing. Our muttered conversation was apparently too much excitement for the immigration officials, who almost immediately stormed over to relay the rules of the immigration court:
No walking freely in the immigration court
No talking If one must relieve themselves, they must raise their hand and request an escort to the bathroom
Do not speak to people undergoing the court hearings
Do not speak to any immigration lawyers