It would appear that the US Attorney in Minnesota is asking a Federal Appeals court to rule if Homeland Security ‘s arrest of non-criminal migrants …
The mass arrests have overwhelmed that Justice Dept staff in that state forcing them to abandon civil and other criminal and legal cases ….
The DOJ has also has to deal with filings against ICE actions…..
Lawyers from across the country have been sent to the state along with criminal lawyers….
They are filling spots of some Justice lawyers that have quit die to the situation ands internal politics of the situation…
Interesting push/pull between Trump Admin Departments, eh?
Top Minnesota prosecutor says ICE cases are sidelining ‘pressing priorities’
The top federal prosecutor in Minnesota says his short-staffed office has been abandoning “pressing and important priorities” to manage the flood of immigration cases stemming from Operation Metro Surge, the Trump administration’s mass deportation push in the Twin Cities.
U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen, in a little-noticed filing last week with the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, said his office is buckling under the crushing weight of hundreds of emergency lawsuits filed by immigrants arrested and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in recent weeks. He said 427 had been filed in January alone, and that the pace is expected to continue into February….
“To respond to this wave of habeas petitions, this Office has been forced to shift its already limited resources from other pressing and important priorities,” Rosen said in a declaration to the court. “The MN-USAO has cancelled all [civil enforcement] work and any other affirmative priorities and is operating in a reactive mode.”
In a filing accompanying Rosen’s statement, Justice Department attorneys emphasized that the “crushing burden” caused by immigration cases had led U.S. attorneys offices to “shift resources away from other critical priorities, including criminal matters.”
Rosen, a Trump appointee confirmed by the Senate in October 2025, said his team of attorneys handling civil litigation is “down 50%” — a reference to a wave of resignations and departures at the start of Operation Metro Surge — and that those who remain “are appearing daily for hearings on contempt motions.”
“The Court is setting deadlines within hours, including weekends and holidays. Paralegals are continuously working overtime. Lawyers are continuously working overtime,” Rosen lamented, saying the court’s quick ruling is “desperately needed.”
Rosen’s admissions contradict claims by the Department of Homeland Security that the flood of immigration cases filed in federal court has not overtaxed the Justice Department. A spokesperson said Wednesday that the administration is “more than prepared to handle the legal caseload” caused by the mass deportation effort….
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The rupture between DHS and DOJ has been on display in Minnesota, where DOJ attorneys say they’ve struggled to gain cooperation from ICE amid the enforcement surge — and are running on fumes to manage the extraordinary workload.
Rosen is urging the appellate court to quickly resolve an issue at the heart of the emergency lawsuits: whether ICE has the legal authority to lock up most of the immigrants that agents are targeting for deportation, even if they’ve lived in the U.S. for years without incident. Judges in Minnesota and around the country have overwhelmingly rejected ICE’s position, ordering thousands of detainees freed or provided with bond hearings in immigration courts run by the Justice Department….
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How long on a Homeland Spending vote?….
A sizable number of Senate Democrats haven’t ruled out another short-term funding punt for the Department of Homeland Security.
Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer sent a formal wishlist of DHS policy changes Wednesday to GOP leaders Mike Johnson and John Thune. But Republicans have little interest in their ideas, with leaders hinting at the need for another continuing resolution to buy more time for talks….
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Democrats want to force the White House and Republicans into a deal in the next few days. They are opposed to a yearlong measure that would keep the status quo at DHS and allow the administration more leeway in how it uses money for ICE and Customs and Border Protection.
Some Democrats who plan to attend Thursday morning’s National Prayer Breakfast are hoping to talk directly with President Donald Trump about his immigration agenda and the recent killings of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota at the hands of federal agents….
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Just another example of how messed up things are due to the Miller?Trump surge debacle …
Remember?
Trump and Miller think they ARE the Law…..
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