Machinations in federal court grow ever more opaque. The latest affront to transparency occurred on Thursday, when district court in Minnesota accepted for filing a habeas corpus petition (Case No. 26-cv-3622) from plaintiff Jane Doe.
Ms. Doe is being allowed to sue the United States anonymously. Lawyers for the United States must respond by Monday, justifying their continued detention of Ms. Doe, whoever she is.
In her 22-page habeas petition, Jane Doe claims to be a victim of “labor trafficking,” but naturally provides no details or supporting evidence, lest it be used for identifying purposes.
It’s the perfect Catch-22: her claims cannot be disputed, or even evaluated, without endangering her anonymity. Once she is declared winner by default, then ICE will be given her real name to effect her immediate release. Burden of proof? Pfft.
It’s just the latest outrage contained in these habeas dockets. For months, most court filings in habeas cases have been viewable only at the courthouse itself. In open court hearings and in reply filings, only the alien’s first name could be used. Uttering an alien’s last name risked a contempt of court citation. Now even the most basic facts (the plaintiff’s name) is completely hidden from view.
All of this seems to be in the effort of treating illegal aliens (regardless of age) as children, wards of the state without any agency, against whom no bad outcome could be permitted.
It appears that the local district court has resumed working on weekends in support of illegal aliens, a practice never extended to citizens.
On other news, I regret to inform that Ernest Ngwa of Cameroon (Case No. 26-cv-3470), the alleged destroyer of three east Metro townhomes in a drunken rampage with his SUV, has been released from ICE custody.
