Matt Sepik

U.S.

Attorney General Pam Bondi posted the names and photos of the protesters to social media before the cases were unsealed, drawing a sharp rebuke from a federal judge.

The 16 are charged by complaint with obstructing or impeding federal officers, but defense attorney Kevin Rich says a grand jury must still approve the charges.

It's not that difficult to make a case past the grand jury, but the DOJ has a history of bringing bogus prosecutions, as we have seen in recent months, and the grand jury is a good bulwark.

One defendant, a Somali-American U.S.

citizen, alleges agents injured her and called her a racial slur while arresting her and questioning her citizenship.

For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in Minneapolis.

Two weeks ago, Judge Patrick Schiltz ruled that Juan Hugo Tobe Robles, whom immigration authorities arrested, is not subject to mandatory prolonged detention.

But Schiltz says ICE is not complying with his order to provide a bond hearing or release the man, or with dozens of similar orders.

The judge ordered Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to appear in court personally on Friday to answer why he shouldn't be held in contempt.

Schiltz was appointed by President George W. Bush and clerked for the late conservative U.S.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

In a Monday order, Schiltz writes, quote, the court's patience is at an end.

For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in Minneapolis.

Bovino was the commander at large of the agency.

He's made himself visible on the streets during operations here in Minnesota and elsewhere.

Governor Tim Walz says Bovino is leaving Minnesota.

Now he's returning to his old post in California and is expected to retire soon.

This is effectively a demotion because he's no longer leading the administration's multi-state operation.

On social media, the president said that he had a, quote, very good telephone conversation with the mayor.