Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz ordered acting ICE director Todd Lyons to appear personally before the court to explain why he should not be held in contempt, while DHS fired back calling the judge an activist.

By Jack Queen Jan 28 (Reuters) - A Minnesota federal judge on Wednesday canceled a contempt of court hearing for acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief Todd Lyons after the agency complied with an order to release a wrongly detained Ecuadorean man,

Judge Drops ICE Contempt Hearing, Gives Stark Warning

Minnesota’s chief federal judge canceled a contempt hearing ordering the Trump administration’s acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear in court, while lambasting federal immigration authorities over his concerns about how operations are being carried out in the state.

Acting ICE director avoids contempt hearing as judge releases scathing criticism of agency's alleged widespread violations of court orders.

Minnesota state officials have pressed for ICE and other immigration authorities to cease aggressive actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere in the state.

The federal judge took the administration to task over its handling of bond hearings for immigrants it has detained.

In an order dated Monday, Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz said Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, must appear personally in court. Schiltz took the administration to task over its handling of bond hearings for immigrants it has detained.