An immigration judge issues a stern warning: “If you don’t show up, there is a good chance the court will order you removed.”
She speaks to an immigrant from El Salvador in a quiet immigration courtroom in Hyattsville, Md., in November. Clad in an all-black dress jacket and shirt, the immigrant — who was identified only by the number of his case — swears that his last immigration notice was lost in the mail.
The judge tells him to check his mail regularly, ahead of his next appearance in January.
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