Report: Federal judge says rule of law was threatened during Operation Metro Surge

By: Michelle Griffith

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 431

Last Updated: 19 hours, 22 minutes ago

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A federal judge who issued several critical rulings of the Trump administration during Operation Metro Surge last winter told The New York Times in a rare interview that the federal government’s actions during the crackdown “created a grave threat to the rule of law.”

The New York Times spoke to Judge Patrick J. Schiltz and six other members of Minnesota’s federal bench about the immigration sweeps that flooded the court with over 1,000 …

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