Miami Immigration Court - Courtroom Etiquette Courtroom Etiquette Arrive early. Please arrive at least fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled hearing so that you can be cleared by security on time. All persons must be dressed appropriately in business-type clothing. Even if you do not have a lawyer, you must go to your hearing. Food, beverages, and chewing gum are not permitted in the Courtrooms.
Federal regulations prohibit the use of any recording devices in the hearing.
The use of cameras, beepers, or cellular telephones during the hearing also is not permitted, and must be turned off. Talking during someone else's hearing is not allowed in Court. All parties should remain quiet outside the courtrooms while other courts are in session. Please be courteous to others who also have hearings. Parents with court hearings whose young children are not in proceedings should not bring their children to Court.