The important question at the heart of this case is one of due process. The Milwaukee County courthouse judges want federal agents to bring federal judge-issued warrants to court if they wish to detain someone in the courthouse. ICE, according to the complaint, brought its own warrant, not one from a judge.
In recent days the federal justice department has acknowledge “mistakes” in deporting people it has deported, and seems not terribly worried about those “mistakes.” It is not a surprise that a judge, federal or state, would not want to be party to such a “mistake.”
If ICE was so certain it had evidence to arrest that suspect, it should have been easy to get a warrant from a federal judge. Everyone one of us should be worried about illegal search, seizure and detention. Any judge would want to uphold those protections in his or her courtroom.
Kathy Rogers, Whitefish Bay
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Trump has trapped people and is hurting them for sport
This seems to be the Trump administration overreaching the promise he made about immigration, on the campaign trail. It’s made more sinister in that a bipartisan immigration solution was proposed during the Biden administration, but Trump demanded it but voted down, to help his election. He trapped people and now he’s hurting them for sport. He’s now trying to threaten any who would stop him. God help us all.
Brad Roberson, Bellingham, Washington
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This case is about the constitutional right to due process
All persons have a constitutional right to due process, including non-citizens and persons accused of crimes. This right to have your day in court is so important that it may at times trump other important government processes. That’s just our system of democracy.
The problem with ICE arresting persons at the courthouse is that people are lured to the courthouse under the promise of due process just to be arrested. Let ICE chase down these people anywhere else but the courthouse. Don’t make judges part of this system of deception. You are asking them to violate their oath of office to defend the Constitution by denying due process.
Alex Chou, Milwaukee
President is convicted felon. He has no credibility on law and order.
The Republicans who support Trump and his policies have zero credibility when they talk about law and order. He’s a convicted felon who pardoned the violent protestors who tried to derail democracy. And when the Trump policies conflict with our community’s values the latter should predominate. The courthouse is the a haven for members of our community seeking safety and justice. To compromise access by intimidation is disgraceful.
Tom Hayes, Shorewood
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Judge Hannah Dugan’s case is about intimidation, not justice
I felt like the actions by the federal government were outrageous, and in keeping with their actions against Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Justice isn’t their intention — intimidation is, because judges are all that stands between their disregard for the law and our democracy, now that Congress has apparently conceded to President Trump’s rule by fiat.
Cathy Markwiese, Milwaukee
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