A Minnesota group’s lawsuit says immigration courts are hiding behind locked doors, closed video conferencing

By: Shadi Bushra

Outlets: MinnPost

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 1,253

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., heard arguments last week from a Minnesota-based group that says the Fort Snelling immigration court is violating federal regulations and the First Amendment by restricting access to court proceedings.

Over 4,000 Minnesotans have been detained since Operation Metro Surge, according to figures from the Deportation Data Project. Most of those cases will be processed at the Fort Snelling court, either virtually from detention centers in Minnesota and elsewhere, …

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