Report: Federal judge says rule of law was threatened during Operation Metro Surge

By: Michelle Griffith

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 458

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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A federal judge who issued several critical rulings of the Trump administration during Operation Metro Surge last winter told The New York Times in a rare interview that the federal government’s actions during the crackdown “created a grave threat to the rule of law.”

The New York Times spoke to Judge Patrick J. Schiltz and six other members of Minnesota’s federal bench about the immigration sweeps that

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