Judge summons ICE director to court over ignored orders
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Minneapolis, U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz ordered Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to personally appear in federal court Friday or face contempt for repeatedly ignoring court orders, court records show. The order responds to a Jan. 14 ruling requiring a bond hearing for a detained immigrant who remained in custody as of Jan. 23, and references dozens of similar orders that plaintiffs say ICE disregarded during recent enforcement operations. The judge cited agency-wide failures to schedule hearings despite thousands of agent deployments. Lyons' presence is to explain the agency's compliance practices. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting research.
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- 1. Jan. 14 — Federal court ordered a bond hearing for the detained immigrant or ordered release.
- 2. Jan. 23 — The identified detainee remained in custody without receiving the ordered hearing.
- 3. Late January — Plaintiffs and the court referenced dozens of allegedly unfulfilled court orders amid enforcement operations.
- 4. Jan. 27 — Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz issued a three-page order summoning Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to appear Friday.
- 5. Following Jan. 27 — Lyons was ordered to appear on the specified Friday or risk contempt proceedings.
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