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‘ICE will comply’:⚡Top MN judge threatens criminal contempt for continued defiance. Schiltz wrote: #DOJ ofcls were continuing to🚨violate court orders at a historic clip amid Trump’s #deportation push.

“This Court will continue to do whatever is required to protect the #RuleOfLaw, incl, if nec: use of criminal contempt” -Judge Schiltz in a msg posted on the dkt of an IMM case he is presiding over. “One way or another, #ICE will comply w this Crt’s orders.”

#Courts #USPol
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/26/ice-minnesota-judge-criminal-contempt-00803285

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Perrin42 2d ago

@KimPerales

Not to be a doomer, but isn't the DOJ responsible for prosecuting criminal contempt? Can we trust them to actually, you know, prosecute it? Or just drop or slow-walk the charges?

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Kim Perales 2d ago

@Perrin42
Good point, I found this opinion: "Contempt: Can the Courts Stand Up for the Rule of Law?

Times of heightened tensions between states and the federal government have produced some of the most prominent examples of states using their criminal laws against federal actors. With the United States seemingly entering such a period, it may only be a matter of time before similar cases arise again..."
#DOJ #StatesRights
https://whowhatwhy.org/justice/courts/contempt-can-the-courts-stand-up-for-the-rule-of-law/

Contempt: Can the Courts Stand Up for the Rule of Law? - WhoWhatWhy

The courts may not have armies, but they have powers.

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