Government lawyer who told judge ‘this job sucks’ sent back to DHS
Every delay has consequences.
A government attorney who told a federal judge this week that her job “sucks” and asked to be held in contempt so she “could get 24 hours of sleep” is no longer detailed to the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota.
Julie Le, a lawyer listed in public records as working for the Department of Homeland Security, had been temporarily assigned to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota to assist with immigration cases. An official familiar with the matter told a local NBC affiliate Wednesday that Le’s detail ended following those remarks she made during a court hearing in Minneapolis.
Le expressed frustration during a Tuesday immigration hearing before U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell, as the Trump administration continues a sweeping immigration enforcement operation in the state.
“The system sucks. This job sucks. I wish you could hold me in contempt so that I could get 24 hours of sleep,” Le said, according to reporting by NBC affiliate KARE.
Le reportedly commented inside the court hearing that it was like “pulling teeth” to get DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Justice Department to comply with court orders.
In a written order issued this week, Blackwell described the government’s conduct as “alarming,” noting that “persistent noncompliance with orders in this District was extensively detailed just last week.” He cited a recent notice from Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz, a George W. Bush appointee, who wrote that his “patience is at an end” and outlined what he said were 96 court orders in 74 immigration detention cases in which he claims the government failed to follow court orders.
The Trump administration has said that, per the Immigration Nationality Act, it may treat many cases involving illegal immigrants as mandatory detention under § 235(b) rather than bond-eligible § 236(a), leading to hundreds of habeas corpus petitions from lawyers for the illegal immigrants challenging the legality of indefinite, no-bond detention.
Meanwhile, independent reporting by Julie Kelly has suggested that Schiltz may not have accurately counted the cases he claimed reflected defiance by the Trump administration.
Here is another randomly picked case and cited order.
There is absolutely nothing in this order that constitutes ICE's violation of a court order unless Schlitz is referring to lack of warrant, which is not at all a settled issue.
I truly hope the DOJ calls Schlitz out for…
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Every delay has consequences.
A government attorney who told a federal judge this week that her job “sucks” and asked to be held in contempt so she “could get 24 hours of sleep” is no longer detailed to the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota.
Julie Le, a lawyer listed in public records as working for the Department of Homeland Security, had been temporarily assigned to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota to assist with immigration cases. An official familiar with the matter told a local NBC affiliate Wednesday that Le’s detail ended following those remarks she made during a court hearing in Minneapolis.
Le expressed frustration during a Tuesday immigration hearing before U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell, as the Trump administration continues a sweeping immigration enforcement operation in the state.
“The system sucks. This job sucks. I wish you could hold me in contempt so that I could get 24 hours of sleep,” Le said, according to reporting by NBC affiliate KARE.
Le reportedly commented inside the court hearing that it was like “pulling teeth” to get DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Justice Department to comply with court orders.
In a written order issued this week, Blackwell described the government’s conduct as “alarming,” noting that “persistent noncompliance with orders in this District was extensively detailed just last week.” He cited a recent notice from Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz, a George W. Bush appointee, who wrote that his “patience is at an end” and outlined what he said were 96 court orders in 74 immigration detention cases in which he claims the government failed to follow court orders.
The Trump administration has said that, per the Immigration Nationality Act, it may treat many cases involving illegal immigrants as mandatory detention under § 235(b) rather than bond-eligible § 236(a), leading to hundreds of habeas corpus petitions from lawyers for the illegal immigrants challenging the legality of indefinite, no-bond detention.
Meanwhile, independent reporting by Julie Kelly has suggested that Schiltz may not have accurately counted the cases he claimed reflected defiance by the Trump administration.
Here is another randomly picked case and cited order.
There is absolutely nothing in this order that constitutes ICE's violation of a court order unless Schlitz is referring to lack of warrant, which is not at all a settled issue.
I truly hope the DOJ calls Schlitz out for…
— …
Government lawyer who told judge ‘this job sucks’ sent back to DHS
Every delay has consequences.
A government attorney who told a federal judge this week that her job “sucks” and asked to be held in contempt so she “could get 24 hours of sleep” is no longer detailed to the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota.
Julie Le, a lawyer listed in public records as working for the Department of Homeland Security, had been temporarily assigned to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota to assist with immigration cases. An official familiar with the matter told a local NBC affiliate Wednesday that Le’s detail ended following those remarks she made during a court hearing in Minneapolis.
Le expressed frustration during a Tuesday immigration hearing before U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell, as the Trump administration continues a sweeping immigration enforcement operation in the state.
“The system sucks. This job sucks. I wish you could hold me in contempt so that I could get 24 hours of sleep,” Le said, according to reporting by NBC affiliate KARE.
Le reportedly commented inside the court hearing that it was like “pulling teeth” to get DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Justice Department to comply with court orders.
In a written order issued this week, Blackwell described the government’s conduct as “alarming,” noting that “persistent noncompliance with orders in this District was extensively detailed just last week.” He cited a recent notice from Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz, a George W. Bush appointee, who wrote that his “patience is at an end” and outlined what he said were 96 court orders in 74 immigration detention cases in which he claims the government failed to follow court orders.
The Trump administration has said that, per the Immigration Nationality Act, it may treat many cases involving illegal immigrants as mandatory detention under § 235(b) rather than bond-eligible § 236(a), leading to hundreds of habeas corpus petitions from lawyers for the illegal immigrants challenging the legality of indefinite, no-bond detention.
Meanwhile, independent reporting by Julie Kelly has suggested that Schiltz may not have accurately counted the cases he claimed reflected defiance by the Trump administration.
Here is another randomly picked case and cited order.
There is absolutely nothing in this order that constitutes ICE's violation of a court order unless Schlitz is referring to lack of warrant, which is not at all a settled issue.
I truly hope the DOJ calls Schlitz out for…
— …
