Biden-appointed judge threatens jail for ICE officials in clash over Trump immigration crackdown
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In a “frosty" courtroom battle, Judge Jeffrey Bryan warned that imprisonment is on the table after ICE allegedly withheld the cash, phones, and passports of 28 released detainees.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
Fox 9 reported that while Bryan acknowledged imprisonment would be an unlikely "extraordinary measure," he made it clear that all options are on the table. Bryan said such an imprisonment would be a "historic low point" for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The hearing took place amid a spike in Minnesota federal judges charging the federal government with contempt of court orders. Last week, Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schlitz issued a sharp rebuke of the U.S. attorney’s office for its alleged noncompliance, saying, "This Court will continue to do whatever is required to protect the rule of law, including, if necessary, moving to the use of criminal contempt. One way or another, ICE will comply with this Court’s orders."
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