US EditionMinnesota federal judge orders ICE chief to appear in court Friday, threatens contempt
- A Minnesota federal judge ordered Todd Lyons, the Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to appear in court on Friday.
- The judge stated he would cancel the hearing if the detainee is released.
- The judge described ICE's violations of court orders as extraordinary and noted that lesser measures to address the situation have been tried and failed.
- The judge emphasized the need for this order, calling it 'an extraordinary step.
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ICE Chief Ordered to Appear in Federal Court
The acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons has been orded to appear in court after a federal judge said the agency has failed to comply with dozens of court orders. The chief judge of Minnesota’s federal court, Patrick Schiltz, threatened Lyons with contempt after his agency missed a deadline to provide a detainee with a bond hearing. “This court has been extremely patient with respondents, even though respondents decided …
U.S. Federal Judge Patrick Schiltz, appointed by George W. Bush, recognizes that this application for appearance is "an extraordinary step."
Minnesota: Judge orders ICE chief to appear in court, threatens to hold him in contempt
The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt.
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