Minnesota Chief Judge Takes ICE to Court in Minneapolis
Patrick Schiltz, Minnesota’s conservative-leaning chief federal judge, has become a high-profile check on Trump-era immigration tactics by planning to haul ICE Director Todd Lyons into his Minneapolis courtroom to answer for rampant court-order violations tied to the Metro Surge; a former Scalia clerk who mentored Amy Coney Barrett, Schiltz had hoped for a low-profile tenure but has emerged as a central voice in the judiciary’s clash with federal immigration enforcement.