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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mike Catalini and Steve Karnowski

Judge orders ICE chief to appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process

Immigration-Enforcement - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt.

In an order dated Monday, Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz said Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, must appear personally in court. Schiltz took the administration to task over its handling of bond hearings for immigrants it has detained.

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