ICE Operations Overwhelm Minnesota Court System with Thousands of Immigration Cases
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Summary
ICE's Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota has led to approximately 4,000 arrests since December, overwhelming the US court system with habeas corpus petitions from individuals challenging their detention. The surge in immigration enforcement cases has created a backlog that is pushing the judicial system to its breaking point, with attorneys filing nearly as many habeas petitions as the total number of civil cases typically handled by the district court in a year.
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Since Operation Metro Surge began in December, federal immigration agents have arrested some 4,000 people, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The result is an avalanche of cases filed in the US district court in Minnesota on behalf of people challenging their imprisonment by federal immigration enforcement agents.
Petitions demanding people get the chance to be released from ICE custody have overwhelmed courts throughout the US.
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