Judge Patrick Schiltz cancelled a contempt hearing set for today, where ICE chief Todd Lyons was to be forced to testify, but excoriates ICE for defying almost 100 court orders in the last month"
The whole lot are really worth reading.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26513986-1-28-26-fulton-warrant/#document/p1
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Conclusion
It is important to note that this Order does not affect USCIS's responsibilty to
conduct reinspections to adjust refugees’ status to lawful permanent resident. In
Minnesota, USCIS may continue ths statutory process but without arresting and
detaining refugees. The Order also does not impact DHS's lawful enforcement of
immigration laws. This Order is temporary until the Court has had the opportunity to have full briefing and argument on a motion for a preliminary injunction
It is also essential to emphasize that the refugees impacted by this Order are
carefully and thoroughly vetted individuals who have been invited into the United States because of persecution in the countries from which they have come. They are not committing crimes on our streets, nor did they illegally cross the border.
Refugees have a legal right to be in the United States, a right to work, a right to live peacefully - and importantly, a right not to be subjected to the terror of being arrested and detained without warrants or cause in their homes or on their way to religious services or to buy groceries. At its best, America serves a a haven of individual iberties in a world too often full of tyranny and cruelty. We abandon that deal when we subject our neighbors to fear and chaos.
The Court expects that this Order will be complied with inal respects.
EY
Respondents failed to answer. Accordingly, the Court granted the writ in part and ordered respondents to afford Juan a bond hearing within seven days or, failing
that, to immediately release him from detention.
Respondents neither held a bond hearing within the required time nor released
Juan. ECF No. 6. The Court then issued a show-cause order and scheduled a hearing at which it ordered the personal appearance of Todd Lyons, Acting Director of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). ECF No. 7. The Court noted,
however, that if the parties filed a stipulation indicating that Juan had been released, the Court would cancel the hearing and would not require Lyons to appear.The parties have now filed such a stipulation, and thus, as promised, the Court will cancel the hearing, and Lyons will not be required to appear.
That does not end the Court's concerns, however. Attached to this order is an
appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. The extent of ICE's noncompliance is almost certainly substantially understated. This list is confined to orders issued since January 1, 2026, and the list was hurriedly compiled by extraordinarily busy judges. Undoubtedly, mistakes were made, and orders that should have appeared on this list were omitted.
This list should give pause to anyone - no matter his or her political beliefs - who cares about the rule of law. ICE has likely violated more court orders in
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