A federal judge in Minnesota held a Trump administration attorney in civil contempt for “flagrant disobedience of court orders” in the case of a noncitizen swept up in the immigration crackdown there earlier this year.

A Minnesota federal judge ordered a government attorney to be held in civil contempt of court, further escalating tension between the judiciary and Trump administration over immigration cases.

For the first time during Operation Metro Surge, a federal judge has imposed stiff consequences on a government attorney for ICE’s violation of a court order related to the release of a detained

"Defendants have openly, publicly, and in sworn testimony admitted that they are engaging in conduct...that is squarely prohibited by the Court’s Order." The post 'Extreme coercion, threats, and fear': Trump admin trying to deport children in violation of court order as plaintiffs push to hold Kristi Noem and others in contempt,