Government lawyer says ‘this system sucks’ as federal judge says ICE is detaining too many people to keep up their cases
A federal judge in Minnesota hauled government attorneys to his courtroom to find out why Immigration and Customs Enforcement is failing to comply with court orders to swiftly release wrongly detained immigrants arrested during the Trump administration’s surge.
But while District Judge Jerry R. Blackwell wanted to hear from the government why he shouldn’t be holding officials in contempt for their “alarming” failures, one Department of Justice lawyer was more blunt than he might have expected.
“The system sucks,” said DOJ attorney Julie Le, according to Minnesota’s FOX 9, which observed Tuesday’s hearing.
“I wish you would just hold me in contempt of court so I can get 24 hours of sleep,” Le reportedly told the judge.
“The system sucks, this job sucks, I am trying with every breath I have to get you what I need.”
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