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'Grave threat': Conservative judge gives 'rare' interview to issue 'stark' Trump warning
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Michigan on July 27, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
The Court Orders ICE Treated as Optional
The Power Was Federal
A federal judge says Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated nearly 100 court orders in Minnesota, including directives to release detained immigrants. That is the essential fact. The Trump administration controlled the agencies, personnel, and detention machinery; immigrants subject to that machinery did not.
Incompetence Is Not an Alibi
Judge Patrick Schiltz attributed many violations to incompetence and…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.