US EditionA chief judge warns Minnesota’s top prosecutor and ICE: Obey court orders or face contempt
Judge Schiltz found 97 court order violations in 66 cases by ICE and Minnesota U.S. Attorney, threatening criminal contempt to enforce compliance and protect the rule of law.
- On Thursday, Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz warned he may seek criminal contempt after finding nearly 100 violated orders and attaching a list documenting 113 additional violations.
- A Jan. 28 order had already flagged nearly 100 orders as violated, and Feb. 20 demanded return of property in over 20 cases after Daniel Rosen disputed those tallies.
- Rosen acknowledged his office's staff has fallen dramatically, with resignations including civil attorney Ana Voss, leaving the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota shorthanded and causing at least two dropped cases.
- On Thursday, Judge Jeffrey Bryan scheduled a March 3 hearing requiring David Fuller and Rosen to appear, with the court possibly canceling cases if property is returned by 9 a.m.
- Schiltz called the pattern unprecedented in U.S. history, writing the government attacked the Court rather than improved compliance; his order is the latest criticism of the Trump administration’s deportation tactics.
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The chief federal judge of Minnesota issued Thursday a severe warning to the head federal prosecutor of the state, as well as to immigration and customs officers, warning them that they must comply with court orders or risk being charged with criminal contempt. Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz, who was appointed to office by President George W.
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