据当地福克斯9台分支机构报道，由前总统乔·拜登任命的联邦法官在与美国检察官丹尼尔·罗森激烈的法庭交锋中威胁称，他可能会作出判决，将美国移民与海关执法局（ICE）及司法部官员监禁。
该媒体报道称，明尼苏达州美国地区法官杰弗里·布莱恩下令罗森及几名ICE和司法部官员出庭，就联邦官员涉嫌”非法行为”举行一场不寻常的藐视法庭听证会。此次听证会是在特朗普政府开展”地铁行动”打击非法移民和欺诈之后举行的。听证会上，布莱恩表示，他”不排除对涉案联邦官员处以监禁的后果”。
福克斯9台报道称，尽管布莱恩承认监禁将是一种不太可能的”非常措施”，但他明确表示所有选择都在考虑范围内。布莱恩称，这种监禁将是美国检察官办公室的”历史性低点”。
听证会举行之际，明尼苏达州联邦法官对联邦政府指控藐视法庭令的情况激增。上周，美国首席地区法官帕特里克·施利茨严厉谴责美国检察官办公室涉嫌不遵守法庭命令，称”本法院将继续采取一切必要措施保护法治，必要时将采取刑事藐视法庭程序。无论如何，ICE都必须遵守本法院的命令。”
布莱恩下令传召罗森和几名ICE官员，指控联邦政府未遵守多项法庭命令，要求其归还28名”被非法拘留后获释”人员的现金、手机、护照和身份证件。
听证会气氛紧张，布莱恩本人承认他和罗森”彼此之间有点易怒和冷淡”，这是美联社报道的。
在福克斯9台记者保罗·布卢姆报道的另一次交锋中，布莱恩抨击ICE现场办公室副主任陶里亚·里奇使用”外国人”一词指代移民，强调他们讨论的是”人……不是外星生物”。
民主党关键参议院初选中称她”后悔”投票支持莱肯·莱利法案，引发共和党反弹
在另一个环节，罗森告诉布莱恩，”法官大人说了诋毁我的话”，美联社报道。
罗森称，28名指控该机构不当扣留其个人物品的人员中，只有5起案件仍未解决。他说政府将在财产丢失的案件中赔偿移民，称这”属于人为错误范畴”。罗森还表示，联邦政府认为在其他所有案件中财产都已归还。
沃尔兹抨击特朗普政府暂时暂停明尼苏达州医疗补助资金：”报复运动”
罗森称政府”没有违抗，没有不服从”，并且”政府认为藐视法庭远不是今天应该考虑的事情”。
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布莱恩周二没有作出判决，也没有给出判决时间表。
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A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden threatened that he may issue a ruling to imprison ICE and Department of Justice officials during a particularly fiery courtroom exchange with U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen, according to local affiliate Fox 9.
The outlet reported that Minnesota U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Bryan ordered Rosen and several ICE and DOJ officials to court for an unusual contempt hearing over alleged “unlawful conduct” by federal officials. The hearing follows the Trump administration’s “Operation Metro Surge” crackdown on illegal immigration and fraud. During the hearing, Bryan said he had “not ruled out the consequence of imprisonment” for federal officials involved in the matter.
Fox 9 reported that while Bryan acknowledged imprisonment would be an unlikely “extraordinary measure,” he made it clear that all options are on the table. Bryan said such an imprisonment would be a “historic low point” for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The hearing took place amid a spike in Minnesota federal judges charging the federal government with contempt of court orders. Last week, Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schlitz issued a sharp rebuke of the U.S. attorney’s office for its alleged noncompliance, saying, “This Court will continue to do whatever is required to protect the rule of law, including, if necessary, moving to the use of criminal contempt. One way or another, ICE will comply with this Court’s orders.”
Bryan called in Rosen and several ICE officials in an order in which he alleged that the federal government had not complied with multiple court orders requiring it to return cash, phones, passports, and identity documents belonging to 28 individuals “unlawfully detained” and then released by the agency.
The hearing was tense, with Bryan himself admitting that he and Rosen had “been a little testy and frosty with each other,” according to The Associated Press.
In another exchange reported on by Fox 9 journalist Paul Blume, Bryan lashed out at ICE Deputy Field Office Director Tauria Rich’s use of the term alien to refer to immigrants, emphasizing they are discussing “people… not space aliens.”
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At another point, Rosen told Bryan, “Your honor has made a remark smearing myself,” according to AP.
Rosen said of the 28 individuals accusing the agency of improperly holding their personal belongings, only five cases are still outstanding. He said the government would compensate immigrants in cases in which property was lost, which he said, “fall into the realm of human error.” Rosen also said the federal government believes property was returned in all the other cases.
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Rosen said there “was no defiance, no disobedience” on the part of the government and that “the government believes contempt is far beyond anything that ought to be considered here today.”
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Bryan did not issue a ruling on Tuesday, nor did he give a timeline for a decision.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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