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Minnesota federal judge orders ICE chief to appear in court Friday, threatens contempt

In a three-page order filed Monday, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz ordered Todd Lyons, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , to appear in person on Friday to explain why he should not be held in contempt.
Operation Metro Surge began December 1 and flooded courts with habeas petitions amid enforcement, while U.S. District Court Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz said ICE and DHS repeatedly failed court orders.
The petitioner, Juan T.R., an Ecuadorian citizen arrested on Jan. 6, remains detained despite a Jan. 14 court order requiring a bond hearing within seven days, his lawyers said on Jan. 23.
Schiltz said he will cancel Todd Lyons's required appearance if the petitioner is released before Friday; the judge called the order extraordinary and noted Tom Homan was sent to Minnesota by President Donald Trump.
The order notes a pattern of ICE practices of moving detainees to Texas or extending detentions, causing significant hardship to aliens in recent weeks, Judge Patrick J. Schiltz wrote.

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