Exclusive – Leaked to round trip email Minneapolis area lawyers Shows efforts to actively thwart immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) efforts to arrest illegal immigrant defendants in the Sanctuary City.
These emails were sent to private listing services or email lists on February 6, which are sent to hundreds of members Minnesota Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (MACDL), a member who spoke to Fox News Digital based on anonymous conditions.
On the same day, progressive Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison issued a formal legal opinion that state law “bans state and local law enforcement agencies from freeing the person in custody,” AG’s state press release.
One subject line states that “PSF’s ice” may refer to public safety facilities. The corresponding email reads: “LRC just said that the average Bingbing Officer was found on the Hennepin County PSF today. Let’s do everything we can to ensure the safety of our customers during these difficult times.”
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Many responses from other attorneys followed, many suggested attorneys requesting a Zoom hearing Illegal immigration defendant This way they don’t have to appear in court in person, so the ice officer can be avoided.
Since taking office in January, various sanctuary city officials have worked together to oppose the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. President Donald Trump A series of executive orders have been signed to simplify efforts by ICE and other law enforcement agencies to conduct detention and dismissal procedures.
The recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directive revoked former Biden administration guidelines to prevent ice, customs and border protection officials from enforcing laws in “sensitive” areas.
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“This action enables the brave men and women of CBP and ICE to enforce our immigration laws and capture criminal foreigners who illegally enter our country – including murderers and rapists. “The Trump administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement, but trust them to use common sense.
According to the Ice, nearly 1,000 people were arrested. (ice)
The spokesperson added: “The Biden Harris administration abused the humanitarian parole program, allowing 1.5 million immigrants to enter our country. This all ceased on the first day of the Trump administration. This action will allow the humanitarian parole program to examine the initial purpose of immigration in a case-by-case manner.”
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Ronnie Santana of Tamburino Law Group [a]nd requests that the hearing be converted to [Z]OOM is suitable for the customers we believe will be targeted by ICE. ” (Handout)
On the Minnesota email list, Ronnie Santana of Tambrino Law Group [a]nd requests that the hearing be converted to [Z]OOM is suitable for the customers we believe will be targeted by ICE. ”
Santana did not respond to Fox News’s numerical inquiries.
Janeanne Murray of Murray Law LLC said in an email thread that she “called the court clerk to the court, verbally requested [Z]OOM appearance. ”
“I explained the immigration situation and why I didn’t want to list them all. [Z]oom (I have to show up in person). “The prosecutor was copied in the email but did not consult on the request,” Murray said.
Murray did not respond to Fox News’s numerical inquiries.
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Murray later followed her email and said she “called the court clerk, verbally requesting [Z]OOM appearance. ” (Handout)
Barry Cattadoris of the Third Judicial District Public Defender Office said: “The selected judges of the Third Judicial District Court have actively contacted the PD’s office, “probably referring to the public defender’s office” to point out that they encourage them to encourage them. [Z]OOM has an immigration problem on any ice that appears on the court on ice and requires “freely” approval. ”
“So Zoom!!!” Katadoris wrote.
Cattadoris noted that although he hadn’t practiced “for more than a decade” at Hennepin, he recalled that emails weren’t always scanned and put into formal court files. “He pointed out in a later email that the illegal immigrants he was detained in the Third Judicial District “has been 1) without legal status since January 20 and 2) facing more serious charges.”
“But seeing people without faith is just serious allegations,” Katadoris added.
Cattadoris did not respond to an inquiry from Fox News Digital.
Barry Cattadoris of the Third Judicial District Public Defender Office said: “The selected judges of the Third Judicial District Court have actively contacted the PD’s office, “probably referring to the public defender’s office” to point out that they encourage them to encourage them. [Z]OOM has an immigration problem on any ice that appears on the court on ice and requires “freely” approval. ” (Handout)
One lawyer suggested, “It’s better to find a reason for a remote that doesn’t clearly state immigration issues.” Another recommended “Say it’s an interpreter case, and interpreters are more effective.” [Z]oh. ”
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“When it comes to ice…we are interested in protecting people from the presence of courts and prisons at ACLU-MN.”
ICE is conducting flights to evacuate illegal immigrants from the United States and return to their home countries. (Seattle Ice)
“At least, no official should hold someone based on the detention of ice just – they need judicial orders based on possible reasons,” Glensey continued. “If your client has ice, county officials or other law enforcement are honoring them, please email me…we may want to sue this nonsense.”
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“In previous cases we have provided good solutions for people, even a permanent ban against aristocratic counties because they hold someone on the ice,” Glensey said.
Granse did not respond to an inquiry from Fox News Digital.
“When it comes to ice…we are interested in protecting people from the presence of courts and prisons at ACLU-MN.” (Handout)
Local officials have no obligation to coordinate with federal officials as long as they possess illegal immigrants based on detainees.
ICE’s January memorandum states: “Generally speaking, ICE’s Immigration Law Enforcement Action In our near-court, there are actions targeting targeted foreigners, “including gang members, national security or public safety threats, people who have previously been criminalized, those ordered to evacuate from the United States” but failed to leave, and those who have illegally re-entered the country after being deported.
ICE agents joined other federal law enforcement agencies in a law enforcement meeting in Chicago on January 26, 2025. (Christopher Diltes/Bloomberg by Getty Image)
Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University and a contributor to Fox News, told Fox News that the only reason to convert hearings to virtual appearances is to evade on ice enforcement, “this will raise a serious legal issue for the correct use of court resources and orders.”
“The debate about whether Ice should target those seeking judicial review in cases is a reasonable debate,” Touri said. “Very few immigrants are detained for the cost of appearing, and if Ice has the right to access, use a virtual hearing to prevent federal authorities from crossing Rubicon for some judges to block federal law enforcement.”
Turley added: “If ICE has legal obstacles at the hearing, the parties should ask for a court’s protection order and allow the Court of Appeal to review the matter.”
Jonathan Turley told Fox News that the MacDL email “will raise a serious legal issue for the correct use of court resources and orders.” (Fox News)
As of publication, officials did not make the case for emails because the letters represented an active effort to frustrate law enforcement, and none of the MACDL members who sent the above emails were sent. Being charged with any crime.
The subsection of title 8 makes illegal immigration illegal. Specifically, Title 8, USC § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iii) “makes it an offense for any person who – knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation.”
Another subsection of the same law “clearly renders the offender guilty or aid or the church “has illegal immigration.”
Furthermore, Article 18 USC §1346 makes the offence of “plan or skill depriving another invisible right to honest service.” Eisner Gorin LLP said honest service fraud involves “abuse of an individual’s position or authority to gain personal gain or advantage.” “This can be held accountable by public officials, company officials and private individuals to be responsible to others or entities.”
The Department of Homeland Security logo can be seen at a press conference in Washington. （AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais）
In 2019, a lawsuit was filed against Massachusetts Judge Shelley Joseph, who was accused of obstructing federal arrests, arrested an illegal immigration defendant in his court. Prosecutors dropped the charges in 2022 after Trump left the office, but the review was not over. According to Reuters, the Massachusetts Judicial Conduct Commission filed a moral complaint against Joseph in 2024.
Although no email was sent to the MACDL member of Fox News Digital sent an email to the member after Fox’s inquiry, noting: “The authors of the email did not agree to spread their statements or suggestions outside the organization and were asking for a story to comment. We are angry at those affected and angry at those affected.”
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Trump’s recent immigration-related executive orders include declaring a national emergency at the border, halting resettlement of refugees, ordering dismissal without the need for asylum and reconstruction of the border wall, and deploying the military to the border.
As of January 31, ICE has arrested 7,412 illegal immigrants and nearly 6,000 distinct ice detention centers have detained individuals deemed illegal in the country.
