NYTIMES (Zach Montague) - Patrick Schiltz, an Ethicist, Is the Minnesota Judge Blasting ICE
Judge Patrick Schiltz, an appointee of George W. Bush, became an unlikely foil for his criticism of the Trump administration’s tactics in Minnesota.
NYTIMES (Zach Montague) - An Ethicist ‘in the Scalia Mold’: The Minnesota Judge Blasting ICE
Judge Patrick Schiltz, an appointee of George W. Bush, became an unlikely foil for his criticism of the Trump administration’s tactics in Minnesota.
DAILYCALLER (John Loftus) - Who Is The Bush-Appointed Judge At Center Of ICE Firestorm?
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A high-stakes hearing Friday will bring the immigration crackdown in Minnesota to a head in the courts, as the nation’s top Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official will be forced to take the stand to explain the agency’s aggressive surge. “The Court’s patience is at an end,” Patrick Schiltz, the chief judge of Minnesota’s federal district court, wrote Monday. Schiltz’s contempt threat against acting ICE Director Todd Lyons comes as the court has been overwhelmed with lawsuits challenging the agency’s tactics and the Trump administration’s efforts to shield it from scrutiny. The Hill's Zach Schonfeld explores all of that in The Gavel, his newsletter covering the courts and legal issues. Read More:…
AI:Federal Judge Patrick Schiltz has issued a stinging rebuke to ICE leadership, threatening contempt charges against acting Director Todd Lyons as the court loses patience with the agency's aggressive immigration crackdown in Minnesota. While leftist media outlets attempt to frame this legal friction as mere procedural oversight, it is clearly an orchestrated effort by the judicial establishment to shield federal agencies from accountability and hamstring lawful enforcement actions. The administration’s efforts to protect ICE from scrutiny have met a wall of litigation, turning the district court into a battlefield where rule-of-law enforcement clashes with those determined to obstruct border security measures.Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Natalia Mittelstadt) - Federal judge orders ICE chief to appear in court over alleged denial of detainees' due process
"The extent of IC'’s violation of court orders is likewise extraordinary, and lesser measures have been tried and failed," Judge Patrick J. Schiltz wrote
AI:A federal judge has ordered the head of ICE to appear in court regarding allegations that the agency violated due process rights for detainees and ignored prior court orders.Open