The US Justice Department asks a court to punish federal judges in Minnesota after they speak to the media and criticize aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, according to reports.
The department argues that the judges’ public remarks violate ethics rules because they relate to issues connected to pending or ongoing court matters. In particular, the comments criticize the approach taken by ICE during raids in Minnesota.
Both outlets describe the case as part of a broader dispute over whether judges can comment publicly while matters are before the court. While Vanguard frames the move as an attempt by the Trump administration to punish judges who spoke to the media, Free Malaysia Today emphasizes the ethics allegation and links it directly to the judges’ discussion of the raid actions and related court proceedings.
