Minnesota’s habeas wave: volunteers win releases as Metro Surge detention challenges mount
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Since December, Operation Metro Surge has generated over 1,000 habeas corpus petitions in Minnesota, with federal judges frequently ordering detainees released or given bond hearings. A decentralized, volunteer group of mostly non-immigration lawyers has mobilized to represent immigrants facing detention, even as many are transferred out of state and the administration faces mounting court scrutiny over mass detention policies.
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