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- THE COURT: So my question had to do with the safety concern for why the person could not be put on the airplane ... And is your answer because they were concerned that if he were put on a plane, that if he arrived here, there may have been a public reaction of some kind?Feb 4, 2026 22:49
- Julie Le planned to resign, "but they couldn't find a replacement," so she stayed. She told herself: "You need to go back and get more people out. That's why I'm still here. I am here just trying to make sure that the agency understand how important it is to comply with all the court orders ...."
- In questioning Ana Voss, Judge Blackwell tries to find out who is causing the the government to violate so many orders in these habeas cases, & notes how unprecedented the situation is:
- Kira Kelley: The court needs to focus on DHS & ICE rather than the DOJ lawyers who come into court representing those agencies Are DHS & ICE "making it impossible for counsel to comply?" "counsel for respondents [i.e., DHS & ICE] don't have the power to get their clients under control."
- Most DHS arrests result from indiscriminate sweeps, despite its claim to engage in "targeted operations"
- Kira Kelley, who represents folks arrested by ICE in MN: "Most of my clients, they report that respondents, upon detaining them, have no idea who they are. They are pulled over for how they look or for where they are ..." source: drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
