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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Steve Karnowski

Federal judge extends order requiring access to lawyers for Minnesota immigration detainees

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

A federal judge on Thursday extended her order requiring that federal authorities give immigrants detained in Minnesota access to attorneys immediately after they are arrested and before they are transferred out of state.

U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel issued a preliminary injunction requiring that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement must ensure that people detained at a holding facility in Minneapolis are entitled to reach lawyers quickly and to communicate with them privately while their cases proceed.

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