{"id":2565056,"date":"2026-02-05T21:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T02:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mn-prosecutor-seeks-immediate-relief-amid-influx-of-425-immigration-lawsuits-5\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T21:32:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T02:32:56","slug":"mn-prosecutor-seeks-immediate-relief-amid-influx-of-425-immigration-lawsuits-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mn-prosecutor-seeks-immediate-relief-amid-influx-of-425-immigration-lawsuits-5\/","title":{"rendered":"MN prosecutor seeks &#8216;immediate&#8217; relief amid influx of 425 immigration lawsuits"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmn-prosecutor-seeks-immediate-relief-amid-influx-of-425-immigration-lawsuits-5%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2565056&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Minnesota\u2019s U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen is asking the 8th U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals to expedite its ruling on an immigration-enforcement dispute, saying his office is overwhelmed by a flood of habeas petitions against the Trump administration\u2019s mass deportation effort in the Twin Cities. In a January 30 filing, Rosen disclosed that 427 immigration-related habeas petitions were filed in the District of Minnesota in January, with the pace expected to continue. his office has had to cancel affirmative civil-enforcement work and operate largely in a reactive mode, as a wave of resignations has left the civil litigation team down about 50%, with remaining attorneys repeatedly appearing for emergency hearings around the clock. The Justice Department joined in urging a swift resolution, warning that the heavy burden of immigration litigation is diverting resources from other critical priorities, including criminal matters. A central issue is the legality of the administration\u2019s indefinite detention policy under INA \u00a7236(c), which permits detention pending removal orders and is challenged by the argument that detention should be handled through immigration courts rather than district courts. While hundreds of district judges in Minnesota and elsewhere have rejected mandatory detention policies, the 8th Circuit has not yet ruled, and the 5th Circuit could be the first to decide on this question after recent oral arguments. Rosen pressed for an immediate resolution on the briefs or, at minimum, an expedited oral argument, warning that without swift action the office\u2019s resources will be further drained as more habeas petitions are filed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Minnesota prosecutor seeks &lsquo;immediate&rsquo; relief amid influx of 427 immigration lawsuits<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2494608\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The top federal prosecutor in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/page\/177\/\">Minnesota<\/a> is urging an appeals court to move quickly over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mn-prosecutor-seeks-immediate-relief-amid-influx-of-425-immigration-lawsuits-2\/\" title=\"MN prosecutor seeks &#039;immediate&#039; ... of 425 ... ...\">key immigration enforcement dispute<\/a>, saying his office is buckling under a flood of lawsuits against the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a>&rsquo;s mass deportation push in the Twin Cities.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Attorney <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4418636\/minnesota-faces-doj-lawsuit-alleging-discrimination-dei-hiring-practices\/\">Daniel Rosen<\/a>, an appointee of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>, said his short-staffed office has been forced to abandon &ldquo;pressing and important priorities&rdquo; to manage hundreds of emergency habeas petitions filed by immigrants arrested and detained during Operation Metro Surge. In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ca8.113186\/gov.uscourts.ca8.113186.00805443733.0.pdf\">Jan. 30 filing<\/a> to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, Rosen disclosed that 427 immigration-related habeas cases were filed in the District of Minnesota in January alone, with the pace expected to continue into February.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4447074\/appeals-court-question-church-bid-revive-ice-sensitive-places-policy\/\">Appeals court questions church&#8217;s bid to revive ICE&#8217;s &#8216;sensitive&#8217; places policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4447782\/paul-weiss-chairman-brad-karp-resigns-doj-epstein\/\">Paul Weiss chairman resigns after DOJ files reveals contact with Epstein after conviction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4447202\/anti-ice-antifa-terrorist-kyle-wagner-arrested-minneapolis-threatening-agents-doj\/\">&#8216;Anti-ICE Antifa TERRORIST&#8217; arrested in Minneapolis for threatening federal agents: DOJ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Federal immigration agents detain a man during an operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol in St. Paul, Minnesota, on January 27, 2026. (Photo by Octavio JONES \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;To respond to this wave of habeas petitions, this Office has been forced to shift its already limited resources from other pressing and important priorities,&rdquo; Rosen wrote in a declaration submitted to the appeals court. &ldquo;The MN-USAO has canceled all [affirmative civil enforcement] work and any other affirmative priorities &hellip; and is operating in a reactive mode.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rosen, a Trump appointee confirmed by the Senate in October, said his office&rsquo;s civil litigation team in his office is &ldquo;down 50%&rdquo; following a wave of resignations and departures at the start of Operation Metro Surge. Remaining attorneys, he said, are appearing daily for emergency hearings, often on nights, weekends, and holidays.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Court is setting deadlines within hours, including weekends and holidays. Paralegals are continuously working overtime. Lawyers are continuously working overtime,&rdquo; Rosen wrote, adding that swift appellate intervention is &ldquo;desperately needed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Justice Department<\/a> echoed those concerns in a filing submitted Thursday in the case at hand,&nbsp;<em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ca8.113186\/gov.uscourts.ca8.113186.00805447572.0.pdf\">Herrera Avila v. Bondi<\/a><\/em>, urging the 8th Circuit to resolve the appeal on the briefs or, alternatively, to expedite oral argument. DOJ attorneys said the &ldquo;crushing burden&rdquo; of immigration litigation has forced U.S. attorney offices across the circuit to divert resources from &ldquo;other critical priorities, including criminal matters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A significant part of the burden facing the federal government is the lack of clarity from federal circuit courts on the legality of the Trump administration&rsquo;s indefinite detainment of illegal aliens detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. The 8th Circuit has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mn-prosecutor-seeks-immediate-relief-amid-influx-of-425-immigration-lawsuits\/\" title=\"MN prosecutor seeks &#039;immediate&#039; ... of 425 ... ...\">generally conservative ideological makeup<\/a>, as the majority of its judges were appointed by Republican presidents. More recently, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4434735\/appeals-court-pause-limits-ice-tactics-minnesota\/\">the appeals court sided<\/a> with the Trump administration after a lower court temporarily limited ICE&rsquo;s tactics for mitigating protests. It could soon have a chance to weigh in on the efforts by pro-immigration lawyers to stop deportations using the courts.<\/p>\n<p>Immigration advocacy groups have so far been able to make the Trump administration appear as if it is losing the legal battle over its mandatory detention policies by following rinse-and-repeat patterns in district courts. In Minnesota, groups such as the American Immigration Council or the American Immigration Lawyers Association file a habeas petition to a federal judge, who more often than not grants temporary release to the detained immigration enforcement target.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration&rsquo;s legal justification for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >indefinite detentions pending final orders<\/a> of removal hinges directly on the Immigration and Nationality Act&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/uscode.house.gov\/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1226&amp;num=0&amp;edition=prelim\">&sect; 236(c)<\/a>, which permits arrests and detainment pending a final deportation order. Those come from immigration courts, not district courts. With the passage of the INA, Congress tasked immigration courts with handling removal proceedings, thereby stripping district courts of jurisdiction over immigration matters.<\/p>\n<p>More than 300 district judges in Minnesota and elsewhere have so far rejected the government&rsquo;s mandatory detention policies, ordering detainees released or granted bond hearings. That has fueled a surge of copycat filings nationwide. All the while, appeals courts have yet to address whether the administration&rsquo;s interpretation of the INA comports with the law.<\/p>\n<p>However, resolutions to this debate may be on the horizon. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit could become the first to issue a decision over the Trump administration&rsquo;s detainment policy following recent Feb. 3 oral arguments in the case <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/71870107\/buenrostro-mendez-v-bondi\/\">Buenrostro-Mendez v. Bondi<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4446565\/government-lawyer-told-job-sucks-sent-back-to-dhs\/\">GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY WHO TOLD JUDGE &lsquo;THIS JOB SUCKS&rsquo; SENT BACK TO DHS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And according to Rosen, relief cannot come soon enough. In his Jan. 30 court filing, he asked the 8th Circuit to reach an &ldquo;immediate resolution&rdquo; upon its review of the briefs, or, if not, to promptly schedule an oral argument hearing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Absent expedited review, the resources of this Office will continue to be drained as hundreds more habeas petitions are filed,&rdquo; Rosen said, warning that &ldquo;other important responsibilities and other priorities will be compromised.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a concise paraphrase:<\/p>\n<p>The top federal prosecutor in Minnesota, U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen (a Trump appointee), is asking the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to expedite a key immigration-enforcement ruling, saying his office is overwhelmed by a surge of habeas petitions tied to the Trump administration\u2019s mass deportation push in the Twin Cities. Rosen says the office is short-handed and has had to abandon other important work to handle hundreds of emergency petitions from immigrants detained during Operation Metro Surge; January alone saw 427 immigration-related habeas cases filed in the District of Minnesota, with more likely in February. He notes that his civil litigation team is down about 50% due to resignations, and remaining lawyers and paralegals are working long hours, including nights and weekends, to conduct emergency hearings. The Justice Department has urged the circuit court to resolve the appeal quickly or schedule an expedited oral argument, warning that the influx of immigration cases is draining resources from other priorities, including criminal matters. The broader dispute concerns the legality of indefinite detention under INA section 236(c), which authorizes detention pending removal orders issued by immigration courts, as district courts\u2019 authority over immigration matters has been limited. With many district judges nationwide rejecting mandatory detention policies, there is a wave of similar petitions, and the 8th Circuit\u2019s conservative tilt could influence the outcome, while a potential first major ruling may come from the 5th Circuit in Buenrostro-Mendez v. Bondi after recent arguments. Rosen concludes by pressing for an immediate resolution or an expedited hearing to prevent further strain on his office\u2019s limited resources.<\/p>\n<p>55-character headline option:<br \/>\nMinnesota Atty Seeks Quick Ruling on 427 Immig Suits<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2565057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26007655143346.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3813,7976,5698],"class_list":["post-2565056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-immigration","tag-lawsuits","tag-minnesota"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26007655143346.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2565056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2565056"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2565056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2565068,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2565056\/revisions\/2565068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2565057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2565056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2565056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2565056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}