Minnesota Man

The habeas reckoning

It’s been two days since the 8th circuit court of appeals dropped its bombshell decision overturning the basis used for releasing more than a thousand illegal aliens in Minnesota under habeas corpus petitions. The decision overturned a Minnesota case…

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,…