NEW: Federal judges are increasingly furious at what they see as a pattern / playbook of defiance by the Trump administration to court orders in immigration cases — in Minnesota and around the country.

Here’s a look at what they’re seeing: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"No person shall be . . . deprived of . . . liberty . . . without due process of law." U.S. Const. Amend. V.

Jailing people arrested inside the United States without a detention hearing based solely on DHS's accusations in a civil proceeding can't possibly meet Fifth Amendment standards.

I wrote about similar 1A issues for disciplining IRR members for speech, although now many years ago.

"A force that exists for protection also has the potential to be a dangerous tool for internal repression. Once the door is open to military forces targeting some of the population, that door is very hard to close. When the rule of law becomes the rule of force, no one will be safe."

Periodic reminder that the Constitution protects the right to publicly assemble and be heard. "Protest" is not a dirty word.

Things ICE doesn't tell you:

ICE can usually put somebody in immigration proceedings WITHOUT arresting them.

And if ICE does arrest somebody, ICE usually has discretion to RELEASE the person after booking on conditions and with a court date.

Mass arrests/mass detention is 100% a choice by ICE.

Habeas corpus is literally the thing that prevents the government from putting anybody they want in jail forever.

This is not an exaggeration. That's literally what it is.

Any threat to suspend habeas is an attack on the rights and physical security of every person in the United States.