Federal Judge Cancels Contempt Hearing for ICE Chief After Agency Releases Detainee

Federal Judge Cancels Contempt Hearing for ICE Chief After Agency Releases Detainee

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents confront protestors in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 12, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A federal judge in Minnesota on Wednesday canceled a scheduled contempt of court hearing for acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons after the agency complied with an order to release an Ecuadorian national.

Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz in Minneapolis had ordered Lyons to appear in court at 1 p.m. local time on Friday to answer questions over ICE’s decision to ignore nearly 100 court orders issued during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown.

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Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

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