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A federal judge in Minnesota hauled government attorneys to his courtroom to find out why Immigration and Customs Enforcement is failing to comply with court orders to swiftly release wrongly detained immigrants arrested during the Trump administration’s surge.
District Judge Jerry R. Blackwell wanted to hear from the government why he shouldn’t be holding officials in contempt for their “alarming” failures.
A lawyer working for the Department of Justice told the judge Tuesday that “the system sucks.”
“I wish you would just hold me in contempt of court so I can get 24 hours of sleep,” said Julie Le, according to Minnesota’s FOX 9, which observed Tuesday’s hearing.
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