Judge rips into ICE but backs off demand for agency head to appear in court
“ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence,” Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz wrote.
A federal immigration officer knocks on the door of a residence Jan. 28, 2026, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. | Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo
The top federal judge in Minneapolis backed off a plan to haul the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement into court Friday, but delivered a brutal condemnation of the agency for repeatedly defying judges’ orders in cases stemming from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz tore into the agency in a Wednesday order for what he characterized as a pattern of unprecedented defiance — violating dozens of court orders in ways that abused the rights of immigrants facing deportation proceedings.
“ICE is not a law unto itself,” Schiltz said in a four-page order.
Judge rips into ICE but backs off demand for agency head to appear in court - POLITICO
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