'ICE Is Not a Law Unto Itself' | Judge Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders This Month

Judge in Minnesota says ICE has violated nearly 100 court orders

The broadside by Judge Patrick J. Schiltz came in a ruling in which he temporarily rescinded an order he had issued summoning the acting director of ICE, to appear in...

Federal judge reveals ICE defied 96 court orders in Minnesota during January 2026

A federal judge in Minnesota has issued a stern rebuke to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, revealing that the agency has defied 96 court orders across 74 different cases in January 2026 alone.

ICE violated at least 96 court orders in January

Minnesota's federal chief judge will not require the nation's top ICE official to testify in court this week, but he chastised the agency for violating more court orders this month “than other agencies have violated in their entire existence."

'ICE is not a law unto itself' | Judge says ICE has violated nearly 100 court orders this month

In a court order, Judge Patrick Schiltz wrote that 96 court orders were violated in 74 cases.

Judge unloads on ICE for defying court orders, then suddenly backs off one demand

Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz, the top federal judge in Minneapolis, sharply criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week before unexpectedly backing off a plan to force the agency’s acting director to appear in court. The development was reported by Politico, which detailed how Schiltz issued a blistering order condemning ICE’s conduct while canceling a scheduled contempt hearing. Although Schiltz withdrew his demand that acting ICE D…