U.S. appeals court overturns bar on immigration arrests at Massachusetts courts

[no_hypocrisy]

1. That means if you're an illegal immigrant and you get a ticket, you have a court date.

One of two things:

1. If you don't want to go to court and possibly get arrested, you plead guilty, pay the fine. This would be a problem if you were accused of a real crime instead a traffic violation.

2. If you DON'T go to court without making a plea, the court issues a bench arrest warrant for you. You either show up at court or the police will be looking for you and arrest you. ICE will likely be waiting for you either at the station or in court. Screwed either way.


If it's a civil matter (not criminal), then you risk losing money as your absence will be interpreted as a default admission of liability. You may end up paying more child support, alimony, or maybe paying money to someone trying to extort money from you. Stuff like that. You get no justice.