Judge orders ICE chief to appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — Chief federal judge Minnesota He said the Trump administration did not comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him on Friday and explain why he should not be held in contempt.
In his order Monday, Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz said ICE’s acting director, Todd Lyons, must appear in court in person. Schlitz tasked the administration with the management of bail hearings for immigrants he detained.
“This Court has been extremely patient with defendants even though they decided to send thousands of agents to Minnesota to detain aliens without making any provision to deal with hundreds of habeas petitions and other cases that were sure to come to fruition,” the judge wrote.
Order arrives one day later President Donald Trump gave the order Border czar Tom Homan to take over his administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota Second death this month the person is in the possession of an immigration law enforcement officer.
Messages were sent Tuesday to ICE and a DHS spokesperson seeking answers.
“Defendants have consistently assured the Court that they recognize their obligation to comply with the Court’s orders and have taken steps to ensure future compliance with those orders,” Schlitz continued in his order. “Unfortunately, violations continue.”
The judge said he recognized that ordering the head of a federal agency to attend a hearing in person was extraordinary. “But the extent to which ICE has violated court orders is equally extraordinary, and less severe measures have been tried and failed,” Schlitz wrote.
Schlitz’s decision includes the plaintiff’s name and surname initials: Juan TR It states that on January 14, the court filed a petition from the person to hold a bail hearing within seven days. On January 23, the person’s lawyers told the court that the applicant remained in detention.
The decision states that Schlitz will cancel Lyons’ hearing if the petitioner is released from custody.
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Catalini reported from Trenton, New Jersey.
