Overview
- Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz set a Friday hearing in Minneapolis for acting ICE director Todd Lyons to show cause why he should not be held in contempt.
- The judge said he will cancel the appearance if the detainee in the underlying case is released from custody before the hearing.
- Schiltz wrote that ICE and DHS have failed to comply with dozens of recent court orders, declaring the court’s patience exhausted and citing extended detentions and out-of-state transfers to Texas.
- The order arises from the case of Juan T. R., who was ordered a bond hearing or release on Jan. 14 but remained detained as of Jan. 23, according to filings.
- DHS and ICE did not offer immediate comment as Operation Metro Surge continues in Minnesota following two fatal enforcement shootings and President Donald Trump’s decision to put Tom Homan in operational control in the state.