Judges Demand Accountability in Immigration Transfers | Des Moines News

Des Moines News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 3, 2026 · 1m

Two Iowa federal judges are slamming ICE and government officials for repeatedly flouting court orders in immigration cases, calling their actions “astonishing” and “unprecedented.” One judge held an ICE officer in contempt for knowingly ignoring a court order that kept a detainee, Pardeep Saini, in Iowa — instead, he was secretly moved to Nebraska without notification. The officer admitted they didn’t stop the transfer, just noted the pending case. The judge ordered a review of all similar cases to prevent future violations. In another case, a detainee, Osmar Jose Arraiz Montilla, was moved…