General Discussion

How ICE defies judges’ orders to release detainees, step by step
A POLITICO review of hundreds of cases brought by ICE detainees shows a pattern of noncompliance that has frustrated judges across the country.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727

Judge issues criminal contempt threat over ignored immigration orders
https://newjerseymonitor.com/2026/03/03/judge-issues-criminal-contempt-threat-over-ignored-immigration-orders/

Judges in Maine cases admonish ICE for falsehoods and violating court orders
https://themainemonitor.org/judges-admonish-ice-falsehoods-violating-court-orders/

Confrontation in Court: How to Hold the Trump Administration Accountable for Violating Court Orders
https://www.justsecurity.org/131966/trump-administration-accountable-violating-court-orders/

Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders
A federal judge said ICE had disobeyed more judicial directives this month than “some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/us/politics/judge-minnesota-ice-court-orders.html

Federal judge — a Scalia protege — again rips ICE for ignoring court orders in Minnesota
https://minnesotareformer.com/briefs/federal-judge-a-scalia-protege-again-rips-ice-for-ignoring-court-orders-in-minnesota/

Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/courts-have-ruled-4400-times-that-ice-jailed-people-illegally-it-hasnt-stopped-2026-02-14/

Judges Grow Angry Over Trump Administration Violating Their Orders
At least 35 times since August, federal judges have ordered the administration to explain why it should not be punished for violating their orders in immigration cases.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/us/politics/judges-contempt-immigration-trump.html

There are a hundred more. I got tired.