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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Steve Karnowski and Rebecca Boone

A judge orders DHS to give Minnesota detainees swift access to lawyers before transfers

Immigration Enforcement Minnesota - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to give immigrants detained in Minnesota access to attorneys immediately after they are taken into custody and before they are transferred out of state.

U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel issued the emergency restraining order Thursday, finding detainees at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building faced so many logistical barriers to contacting legal counsel that it was likely the Department of Homeland Security had stepped on their constitutional rights.

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