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mysteryowl

(8,994 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 12:22 AM 12 hrs ago

Federal judge: U.S. Attorney's Office refrain of low staffing, massive caseload 'has worn out its welcome'

Source: Minnesota Star Tribune

A federal judge on Friday, Feb. 20, delivered a rebuke of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s handling of court orders tied to immigration cases in Minnesota, saying the repeated claim of low staffing amid a high caseload “has worn out its welcome.”
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The reprimand is perhaps the lengthiest and sharpest criticism yet of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota that’s buckling under a crippling caseload of illegal immigration cases while simultaneously grappling with a staffing crisis. More than 1,000 immigration-related cases, known as wrongful detention petitions, have been filed since the Trump administration deployed federal agents to Minnesota on Dec. 1 as part of Operation Metro Surge. The cases have continued to flood the courts as more than a dozen staffers within the prosecutor’s office have left since mid-January over directives from the Justice Department.
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“What the court will not tolerate is what happened here: disobedience and radio silence from the Government,” she concluded.

Read more: https://www.startribune.com/federal-judge-us-attorneys-office-refrain-of-low-staffing-massive-caseload-has-worn-out-its-welcome/601585936





Basically, stop f***king around!

This is the office where over 2-dozen experienced attorney's walked because of the regime.
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Federal judge: U.S. Attorney's Office refrain of low staffing, massive caseload 'has worn out its welcome' (Original Post) mysteryowl 12 hrs ago OP
No ethical attorney will work for Trump pfitz59 12 hrs ago #1
If the U.S. Attorney's Office cannot handle the cases Danascot 24 min ago #2

Danascot

(5,190 posts)
2. If the U.S. Attorney's Office cannot handle the cases
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 12:04 PM
24 min ago

they should be dismissed per violation of habeas corpus.

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