Judge Blackwell

Judge Blackwell, I'd like to hear about the Oscar case, Oscar 26167.

Judge Blackwell, there was no 48-hour update that was filed on the 17th.

That hadn't happened.

And so then the court is saying that I wanted a letter no later than 3 p.m.

on the 19th showing cause why you shouldn't be held in contempt for violating the court's order.

Then, on the 19th, I'm told the petitioner was scheduled for return to Minnesota on a flight from El Paso on Tuesday, January 20th, and that he would be released upon his return.

Petitioner here just means Oscar.

That was on the 19th of January.

Then we learned that on the 20th, when the release was supposed to have taken place, there was no release.

Instead, we're told that counsel for ICE had represented to petitioner's counsel that the petitioner was currently on his route stop in Albuquerque, New Mexico, not El Paso, Texas, and is scheduled to arrive in St.

Paul on Saturday the 24th.

And this is already then nine days after this person has been ordered released and found to have been unlawfully detained in the first place.

So nine days later, he's still in custody, now being flown around from El Paso to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Judge Blackwell, I ordered then Ms.

Voss to file a written response.

I'm sure she's had more than one day where she regrets how well I know her name, since most things end in, you know, get a hold of Ms.

Voss.

Ms.

Voss responded on the 22nd, explaining the timing of when she learned the facts.

And let me pause there to make another point kind of clear enough.