illegal immigrant

Habeas reduced to a trickle

As federal immigration authorities draw Operation Metro Surge down to the usual enforcement levels, the filing of habeas corpus petitions has dropped dramatically. Over this past weekend (February 21-22), only four new habeas petitions were filed,…

500 habeas cases

We are quickly closing in on 500 habeas corpus cases filed in federal district court in Minnesota so far in just January. These petitions all seek the release of one or more illegal aliens held in ICE detention. For comparison purposes, please note…