From Fox News: A Justice Department attorney has been ordered to pay a $500 daily fine after a federal judge found him in civil contempt of court.
On Wednesday, Judge Laura Provinzino, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, found Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Isihara in civil contempt, hitting him with a daily fine.
The judge reportedly said that her goal was to ensure the government complies with her orders regarding Rigoberto Soto Jimenez, a detained Mexican immigrant living in Big Lake, Minn., KMSP-TV reported.
Soto Jimenez has reportedly lived in the U.S. since 2018 and has no criminal history or final orders of removal, according to KMSP-TV. Additionally, the outlet noted that Soto Jimenez’s attorney stated that he is “years into the process of obtaining lawful immigration status.”
The report explains that Soto Jimenez was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel on Jan. 14. The Judge’s Feb. 9 order claims that he was not given “a warrant that justifies his detention.”
Provinzino ordered that Soto Jimenez be released from custody by 5:00 p.m. on Feb. 13, because he was denied a bond hearing. ICE reportedly released him by the deadline, but let Soto Jimenez out of detention without any of his identification paperwork, prompting the judge to fine the DOJ attorney.
Fox9 reporter Paul Blume announced Thursday, ” Immigrant’s atty tells @FOX9 that gov’t has provided her client an overnight delivery tracking #. So, she believes the man’s ID papers will arrive Thursday, nullifying any fines. Says there is a human being behind all these habeas cases.”
UPDATE: Immigrant’s atty tells @FOX9 that gov’t has provided her client an overnight delivery tracking #. So, she believes the man’s ID papers will arrive Thursday, nullifying any fines. Says there is a human being behind all these habeas cases. Our story:https://t.co/Ybj91vuZ0I https://t.co/BB2hjsHwHi
— Paul Blume (@PaulBlume_FOX9) February 19, 2026
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