"The transcript of Tuesday’s hearing in Minnesota federal court in which one overwhelmed government attorney begged to be held in contempt so she could finally get some sleep is worth reading as a window into chaos inside the Trump administration."

~ David Kurtz

#Trump #ICE #MaskedThugs #Minnesota #immigrants #kidnappings #JulieLe
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https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/the-upside-down-world-of-the-buffoonish

"The fuller context of her statement captures her frustration with her unsuccessful efforts to get ICE prisoners released. ...

The problem here is not just that ICE is blowing off judicial orders.

The problem is that there are so many orders because the detentions are illegal in the first place."

#Trump #ICE #MaskedThugs #Minnesota #immigrants #kidnappings #JulieLe
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"By now you’ve heard about Julie Le, the ICE lawyer temporarily serving in (and now reassigned away from) the Minnesota US Attorney’s office to deal with the flood of paperwork in the wake of the invasion, who begged a judge to hold her in contempt so she could get some sleep."

~ Marcy Wheeler

#Trump #ICE #MaskedThugs #Minnesota #immigrants #kidnappings #JulieLe
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https://emptywheel.net/the-minnesota-lawyer-backlog-arises-from-ice-kidnappings/