Minnesota ICE Cases Highlight Strain on the Federal Immigration System

In Minnesota, a federal attorney said the U.S. government’s immigration-case system is overwhelmed as ICE repeatedly fails to comply with court orders to release detainees amid Operation Metro Surge, prompting a federal judge to press the agency; Julie Le, a former ICE attorney now with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, testified that the office is stretched thin and lacking guidance as habeas petitions flood federal court and detainees are being held despite orders.