{"id":2566972,"date":"2026-02-07T06:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T11:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flood-of-habeas-cases-in-minnesota-will-not-deter-deportation-operation-dhs\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T06:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T11:13:34","slug":"flood-of-habeas-cases-in-minnesota-will-not-deter-deportation-operation-dhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flood-of-habeas-cases-in-minnesota-will-not-deter-deportation-operation-dhs\/","title":{"rendered":"Flood of habeas cases in Minnesota will not deter deportation operation: DHS"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fflood-of-habeas-cases-in-minnesota-will-not-deter-deportation-operation-dhs%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=2566972&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>Department of Homeland Security officials accused \u201cactivist\u201d judges of politicizing the legal system by releasing detainees through habeas petitions, and said federal authorities will continue arresting illegal immigrants across Minnesota despite a rising trend of releases.DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin argued that habeas filings by illegal entrants are increasing and that, if immigration judges find someone has no right to be in the country, they will be removed. The article notes that many detainees are filing habeas petitions outside immigration court,where district judges have often granted temporary releases; more than 4,000 illegal immigrants had been arrested in minnesota thus far under Operation Metro Surge. In January, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mn-prosecutor-seeks-immediate-relief-amid-influx-of-425-immigration-lawsuits-5\/\" title=\"MN prosecutor seeks &#039;immediate&#039; relief amid influx of 425 ... lawsuits\">427 immigration-related habeas petitions<\/a> were filed in the District of Minnesota, with more expected in February even as ICE plans to reduce about 700 of its roughly 3,000 officers in the state. U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen, a Trump appointee, said the office has shifted resources to handle the influx, canceling other priorities and operating in a reactive mode. The piece places the confrontation within broader debates over the management\u2019s deportation agenda and border wall delays.  <\/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\">DHS unloads on &lsquo;activist&rsquo; judges granting illegal immigrants freedom in habeas cases<\/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 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> unloaded on &ldquo;activist&rdquo; judges it accused of playing politics with the legal system and said federal authorities will continue to arrest illegal immigrants across <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\">Minnesota<\/a> despite a growing trend across the state of judges releasing those who have filed habeas cases.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It should come as no surprise that more habeas petitions are being filed by illegal aliens &mdash; especially after many activist judges have attempted to thwart President Trump from fulfilling the American people&rsquo;s mandate for mass deportations,&rdquo; DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin wrote in an email Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4449493\/wes-moore-support-effort-ban-private-buildings-ice-detention-centers\/\">Wes Moore throws support behind effort to ban private buildings from serving as ICE detention centers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4449070\/mamdani-executive-order-requiring-warrant-ice-enter-new-york-city-properties\/\">Mamdani announces executive order requiring warrant for ICE to enter NYC properties<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4449177\/florida-secures-protection-left-migrant-parole-policies\/\">Florida secures 15-year protection from left-wing migrant parole policies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>As of this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hypocrisy-trump-team-shows-videos-of-democrat-lawmakers-during-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"\u2018Hypocrisy:\u2019 Trump Team Shows Videos of Democrat Lawmakers During Impeachment Trial\">federal law enforcement officers<\/a> have arrested more than 4,000 illegal immigrants during Operation Metro Surge across Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>However, those in detention are filing habeas cases outside of immigration court. Although immigration courts are intended to decide immigration cases, the habeas cases are being filed outside, where more sympathetic judges are ruling that the federal government cannot detain people indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>As the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4448026\/minnesota-prosecutor-seeks-relief-amid-influx-immigration-lawsuits\/\">reported<\/a> this week, immigration advocacy groups have so far been able to make the Trump administration appear as if it is losing the legal battle over its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-republicans-reintroduce-sarahs-law-as-gop-zeroes-in-on-border-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Iowa Republicans reintroduce Sarah&#039;s Law as GOP zeroes in on border - Washington Examiner\">mandatory detention policies<\/a> by following rinse-and-repeat patterns in district courts.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >detained immigration enforcement target<\/a>.<\/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>In Minnesota, the habeas approach seems to be working for plaintiffs. U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen, an appointee of President Donald Trump, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4448026\/minnesota-prosecutor-seeks-relief-amid-influx-immigration-lawsuits\/\">disclosed<\/a> in a declaration submitted to an appeals court that <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; relief amid influx of 425 ... lawsuits\">427 immigration-related habeas cases<\/a> were filed in the District of Minnesota in January. That pace is expected to continue in February despite plans by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal agencies to draw down 700 of the roughly 3,000 immigration officers present in the state.<\/p>\n<p>McLaughlin said the Trump administration &ldquo;is more than prepared to handle the legal caseload necessary&rdquo; to carry out President Donald Trump&rsquo;s deportation agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump and [Homeland Security] Secretary [Kristi] Noem are now enforcing the law and arresting illegal aliens who have no right to be in our country,&rdquo; McLaughlin said. &ldquo;If an immigration judge finds an illegal alien has no right to be in this country, we are going to remove them. Period.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4444838\/dhs-officials-point-fingers-delay-border-wall-construction\/\">DHS OFFICIALS POINT FINGERS OVER DELAYS IN BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rosen, a Justice Department attorney, was far less optimistic.<\/p>\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 the declaration. &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><em>Kaelan Deese contributed to this report.<\/em><\/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>DHS slams activist judges; vows more illegal arrests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2566973,"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\/02\/AP26011616032328.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6184,73224,69661,5698],"class_list":["post-2566972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-deportation","tag-habeas-corpus-2","tag-immigration-enforcement-2","tag-minnesota"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26011616032328.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2566972","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\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2566972"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2566972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2566976,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2566972\/revisions\/2566976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2566973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2566972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2566972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2566972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}