From WNYC Studios. I'm Brian Lerer. This is my daily politics podcast. It's Tuesday, January 27th.

We'll talk about the Minnesota situation now in a national legal context. Across the country, of course, federal immigration

agents are expanding enforcement in ways that are raising urgent legal questions, especially after,

but also before federal agents killed Alex Prattie and earlier Renee McClend Good in Minneapolis

incidents where video evidence contradicts the Trump

administration's accounts. Here's the breaking news this morning. This is a New York Times version.

The headline is, Judge orders ICE chief to appear in court over potential contempt. That's ICE's acting director, Todd Lyons.

The Times article says, in a remarkable display of frustration, the chief federal judge in Minnesota

ordered the head of U.S. immigration and customs enforcement ICE to appear in court on Friday

to explain why he should not be held in contempt for violating court orders arising

from the Trump administration's aggressive immigration crackdown in the state.

It says in a brief ruling issued the judge Patrick J. Schlitz of Federal District Court in Minnesota

said he recognized that ordering ICE's acting director,

Todd Lyons, to personally defend himself in court was, quote, an extraordinary step.

But Judge Schlitz, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, said it was necessary because, quote,

the extent of ICE's violation of court orders, violation of court orders, is

likewise extraordinary. With that, we welcome Michelle Hackman, immigration policy reporter at the Wall

Street Journal, who's going to unpack this and some of the other legal issues at play in their

implications.

Michelle, thanks so much for joining us today. I know you just got off a plane, so thank you for

rushing right out into the waiting area and picking up your phone and keeping this appointment.

Welcome to WNYC.

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