Judge says ICE has violated nearly 100 court orders this month

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Jan 28, 2026
In a court order, Judge Patrick Schiltz wrote that 96 court orders were violated in 74 cases.

watch KARE 11 News report:

Jan 27, 2026
The chief federal judge in Minnesota ordered acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to appear in court Friday, threatening him with a potential contempt charge as the judge argues the Trump administration has ignored “dozens” of immigration court orders amid its controversial Operation Metro Surge.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/01/27/minnesota-judge-threatens-ice-chief-with-contempt-for-violating-immigration-orders/

watch report:

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Well...

If those orders weren’t stayed pending appeal, then when will the court take the next step and start citing for contempt?

[drray23]

3. It is a perfect illustration that law only matters for small people

If any of us were to violate a court order, the judge would throw the book at us, and we would end up in jail.
However, if you are rich or the government, court orders are just a suggestion you can ignore at will. Judges can't really get at you. It's not like Bondi will go after ICE or any other fed.

[Be Leave On]

8. Alec Karakatsanis

Alec Karakatsanis has written books on that subject.
Both Usual Cruelty and Copaganda are informative.
He was recently on Amy Goodman's show.
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/27/alec_karakatsanis

[mysteryowl]

4. She was one of the journalists pushed down and pepper sprayed by ICE.

She had her press badge and was doing her job.

We need the courts to keep making these rulings. Thanks.

[C Moon]

10. In L.A. an LAPD officer shot a press person with a rubber bullet.

He aimed directly at her, and fired.

I wonder if anything happened to that officer? Probably not.

[Klarkashton]

5. This is a rogue fed govt and it's been normalized and

Legitimizes by the supreme court that is also rogue.

[UTUSN]

6. K&R

[progressoid]

7. Shocking

Well...not that shocking.

[Bev54]

9. And yet the courts do nothing, unfuckingbelievable.