US EditionGovernment lawyer yanked from immigration detail in Minnesota after telling judge ‘this job sucks’
Julie Le was assigned at least 88 immigration cases in under a month during the largest-ever ICE operation in Minnesota, leading to her removal after courtroom remarks about overwhelming workload.
- On Tuesday in St. Paul, Julie Le, DHS/ICE attorney detailed to the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office, was returned to her prior role after courtroom remarks about being overwhelmed.
- Mass resignations and heavy caseloads at the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office, prompted by early January overload, left DOJ attorneys overwhelmed, as federal judges warned of noncompliance.
- Le had been assigned at least 88 cases in under a month, volunteered last month as petitions surged, and said it takes 10 e-mails to correct a release condition.
- Federal judges have warned the DOJ about noncompliance and threatened contempt, noting detainees ordered released by federal courts in Minnesota sometimes remain jailed, with some issues `of your own making`.
- Critics warn that DOJ politicization has eroded capacity, as mass resignations and courtroom frustrations follow the ICE operation since early January.
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'This job sucks': Trump admin DHS lawyer begs Minnesota judge to hold her in contempt so she can sleep
The U.S. Justice Department has removed federal attorney Julie Le from her temporary assignment in Minnesota following a highly unusual courtroom exchange in which she told a federal judge she was overwhelmed and “wished” to be held in contempt so she could get a full night’s sleep. The blunt remarks, including “the system sucks. This job sucks,” were made as she sought to explain why immigration enforcement agencies repeatedly failed to comply …
Surge in Immigration Cases in Minnesota Pushes Prosecutors and Judges to Brink
When it all became too much -- the crippling case load, the lack of training and, most of all, the immigrants themselves who had been languishing in jail -- Julie T. Le let loose in front of the judge.
The Needle: Minn. Prosecutor Says ‘This Job Sucks,’ Trump want Chris Columbus Statue on White House Grounds, And D.C. Cop Apologized for His Ignorance Caught on Camera
One of us: A federal prosecutor in Minnesota was removed from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota after she told a judge “this job sucks” and asked to be held in contempt of court just so she could get some sleep. Julie Le had picked up 88 cases in less than a month by the time a judge asked her to explain why the federal government was not following court orders in immigration cases, including refusing to release people acc…
ICE attorney who told a judge in court 'this job sucks' is promptly removed from it · American Wire News
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) attorney who told a judge that her job “sucks” has been removed from her post. The now-removed attorney, Julie Le, was called to testify this Tuesday in a district court in Minnesota about why the Trump administration wasn’t responding to judicial orders concerning U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to ABC News. “What do you want me to do? The system sucks,” Le told Judge Jerry Black…
'This job sucks': Minnesota prosecutor resignations mount amid immigration case overload
The fallout continues in Minnesota weeks after the deadly shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal immigration officers, as at least eight additional federal prosecutors are resigning. The departures come on top of six others who have stepped down in recent weeks amid frustration with the Trump administrations immigration crackdown.RELATED STORY | More departures at the US attorney's office in Minnesota, AP sources saySome of the attor…
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