Federal judge weighs contempt charge for Minnesota’s top federal prosecutor over ICE failures

By: Andrew Hazzard

Outlets: Sahan Journal

Published: March 3, 2026

Words: 1,226

Last Updated: 6 days, 16 hours ago

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A federal judge on Tuesday pressed Minnesota’s top federal prosecutor over his office’s repeated failure to promptly comply with court orders to return property to immigrants who have been released from federal custody. The judge made it clear he is considering holding Department of Justice officials in criminal contempt of court.

“I haven’t ruled out the consequence of imprisonment,” U.S District Judge Jeffrey Bryan told Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen.

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