US judge threatens ICE chief with contempt, orders court appearance


Federal agents fire munitions toward demonstrators near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 24, 2026.REUTERS/Tim Evans

Jan 27 (Reuters) - The chief ‌judge of Minnesota's federal court ordered the acting ‌chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ‌appear in court on Friday to personally explain why that agency has not complied with dozens of court orders in recent weeks.

In a ‍filing late Monday, Chief Judge Patrick ‍Schiltz said acting ICE ‌director Todd Lyons must explain why he should not be ‍held ​in contempt after his agency missed a deadline to provide a detainee with a bond hearing.

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