Federal Judge Patrick J. Schiltz after an oath of citizenship ceremony. (David Brewster/Star Tribune via Getty Images))
Schiltz wrote that the failure was part of a broader pattern, saying the agency had disregarded dozens of court orders in recent weeks, causing significant hardship for detainees, including prolonged detention and forced transfers.
He said the court’s patience was "at an end," and ordered Todd Lyons, the acting ICE director, to appear in person and explain why he should not be held in contempt.
ICE LEADERSHIP SHAKEUP EXPOSES GROWING DHS FRICTION OVER DEPORTATION TACTICS, PRIORITIES
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents look over lists of names and their hearing times and locations inside the Federal Plaza courthouse before making arrests on June 27, 2025 in New York. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
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Schiltz said the court had been "extremely patient" with the Trump administration, despite its decision to send thousands of immigration agents to Minnesota without putting adequate systems in place to handle the "hundreds of habeas petitions and other lawsuits that were sure to result."
NBC News reported that Robles is a citizen of Ecuador who entered the United States "without inspection as a minor, in or around 1999," according to court filings.
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