Todd Lyons, the acting head of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, has been summoned to court to explain why he should not be held in contempt of court.
Todd Lyons has been ordered to appear in court on Friday to explain his actions, Minnesota federal court chief judge Patrick Schiltz said in a document filed Monday night. ICE has been accused of failing to comply with court orders in recent times.
The complaint states that ICE failed to meet the deadline for a detainee's bond hearing (bail application hearing).
In the written order, Patrick Schiltz said, "This court has been very patient with the defendants, even though they have decided to send thousands of agents to Minnesota to detain foreign nationals. But they have taken no action to respond to hundreds of habeas petitions and other cases, which will certainly be heard. The court has reached the limit of its patience."
Attempts to contact the Department of Homeland Security, which operates under the Department of Homeland Security, were unsuccessful on Tuesday.
Schiltz said he would cancel Friday's hearing if the prisoner is released.
Schiltz issued the order at a time when protests against ICE were taking place in Minnesota.
ICE is working to implement President Donald Trump's strict immigration policies.
Two Americans were shot and killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis in separate incidents this month. The two Americans killed were Renee Good and Alex Pretty.
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