US EditionFederal Judge Extends Order Requiring Access to Lawyers for Minnesota Immigration Detainees
The order mandates detainees at Minnesota's Whipple facility can contact lawyers within one hour and prohibits transfers for 72 hours, addressing prior communication barriers.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel extended a preliminary injunction requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensure detainees at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis have immediate, private access to legal counsel.
- The ruling addresses constitutional concerns from the Trump administration's "Operation Metro Surge," during which noncitizens were arrested and transported without counsel, cutting off their ability to communicate with attorneys.
- According to attorney Jeffrey Dubner, evidence presented by attorneys showed it was often impossible to reach clients or get information about transfers, with compliance described as "fitful at best."
- Brasel criticized government attorneys for misquoting legal precedents, warning that "due process is not a game of keep-away" as she ordered improved access to basic legal services.
- Court-Mandated protections remain in place pending further proceedings as The Advocates for Human Rights welcomed the decision, even as government officials claim new detentions have subsided to levels of over 100.
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