"She asked to be held in contempt just so she could get 24 hours of sleep. In a follow-up tweet, Blume added that Blackwell had called the hearing because he was frustrated that in 5 Habeas cases he was presiding over, he felt his orders were being ignored, leaving immigrant detainees unconstitutionally locked up for days. Then, Blume said, Le admitted that the government's lawyer just cannot keep up."
"ICE conduct has come under intense scrutiny as a result of the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Shortly after the latter, Border Czar Tom Homan traveled to Minneapolis and suggested that ICE would reduce its presence in the streets of the city. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also revealed that ICE agents would wear body cams moving forward."
DOJ attorney Julie Le had an emotional outburst during a federal hearing in Minnesota about ICE immigration enforcement, saying "The system sucks, this job sucks" and asking to be held in contempt so she could get 24 hours of sleep. Judge Jerry Blackwell pressed Le over ICE repeatedly ignoring his court orders. Blackwell convened a show-cause hearing after finding orders ignored in five habeas cases, leaving immigrant detainees locked up for days. Fox 9 reporter Paul Blume tweeted that Le admitted government lawyers cannot keep up. ICE scrutiny increased after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, prompting statements from Border Czar Tom Homan and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about ICE presence and body cameras.
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