Minnesota Judge Orders ICE Acting Director to Answer Contempt Allegations in Court

A federal judge in Minnesota ordered ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons to personally appear in court to explain why he should not be held in contempt for violating court orders tied to the Trump-era immigration crackdown, calling the violations “extraordinary.” The judge gave Lyons a way out by promising to cancel the hearing if ICE promptly releases an immigrant it wrongly detained—Juan Hugo Tobay Robles—while underscoring the court’s concern over ICE’s broad noncompliance with orders in numerous cases.