My patience is at an end

The chief U.S. District judge for Minnesota — a George W. Bush nominee — has held that ICE has violated more than 100 orders in the month of January:

The chief judge in Minnesota condemned Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday for violating more than 100 court orders in January alone, while Trump administration lawyers argued to another judge that the surge of federal agents in the state were a legitimate exercise of law enforcement power.

In the ICE case, Judge Patrick J. Schiltz said the agency had violated more judicial directives in a month than “some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.” But the Trump administration defended its actions in Minnesota in a court filing in another case, in which state officials are aiming to block the immigration crackdown.

The court actions came as Senate Democrats threatened to withhold votes for a spending package that would avert a government shutdown unless changes were made in the wake of Alex Pretti’s killing by federal agents. Democrats are trying to use the budget vote to ensure that federal agents remove their masks and end roving immigration patrols, according to Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader. They also want agents to observe conventional law enforcement standards on use of force and to begin carrying proper identification.

👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders. “The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us…

[image or embed]— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) Jan 27, 2026 at 3:34 AM

This is not a law enforcement operation — it is the opposite of that.