Minnesota Judge Fines DOJ Attorney $500 Daily for Failing to Return Immigrant's Documents
Judge Laura Provinzino fined DOJ attorney Matthew Isihara $500 daily for noncompliance with court orders amid a surge of over 100 habeas petitions in Minnesota immigration cases.
- A Minnesota federal judge ordered a government attorney, Matthew Isihara, to pay $500 daily for violating an order requiring the Justice Department to return identification documents to an immigrant, Rigoberto Soto Jimenez, who was ordered released from ICE custody.
- Judge Laura Provinzino had ordered Soto Jimenez's release from ICE custody without conditions and ordered all his property to be returned to him, but the government failed to comply.
- Federal judges in Minnesota have accused immigration agencies of violating court orders nearly 100 times in January, leading the Justice Department to augment its office with attorneys from other states and the military.
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Minnesota judge holds federal attorney in civil contempt, a first in Trump’s second term
A federal judge in Minnesota held a Trump administration attorney in civil contempt for “flagrant disobedience of court orders” in the case of a noncitizen swept up in the immigration crackdown there earlier this year.
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archive.todayJustice Dept. Lawyer Is Found in Contempt by Federal Judge
A federal judge in Minnesota found a Trump administration lawyer in civil contempt of court on Wednesday, a significant escalation between the judiciary and the executive branch amid a ballooning caseload triggered by President Trump’s immigration raids and novel interpretations of law. According to the ruling, by Judge Laura M. Provinzino of Federal District Court in Minnesota, the government failed to return “identification documents” belongin…
Trump DOJ attorney held in contempt for refusing to return ICE detainee's paperwork
A federal judge held a lawyer from President Donald Trump's Department of Justice in contempt on Wednesday for failing to return a detainee's identification paperwork after the detainee was released from immigration custody, according to a report. Judge Laura Provinzino of the District Court of Minn...
Judge holds DOJ lawyer in contempt as tensions flare over immigration cases
A Minnesota federal judge ordered a government attorney to be held in civil contempt of court for violating an order requiring the Justice Department to turn over identification documents to a man who was ordered released from ICE custody, further escalating tension between the judiciary and Trump…
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