Donald J. Trump took a victory lap on Truth Social, claiming that a “highly respected judge declined to block” ICE operations in Minnesota. However, that’s not what happened.
“A highly respected judge declined to block I.C.E. operations in the very politically corrupt State of Minnesota,” he wrote. ” I.C.E. will therefore be allowed to continue its highly successful operation of removing some of the most violent and vicious criminals anywhere in the World, many of them murderers, from the State.”
“The great patriots of Law Enforcement will continue to make our Country safe,” he added. “RECORD LOW CRIME NUMBERS!!!”
As Politico’s Kyle Cheney noted on the Bad App, Judge Kate Menendez, a Biden appointee, will not rule on whether to block ICE’s aggressive operations until tomorrow.
Trump just labeled Biden-appointed Judge Kate Menendez “highly respected” for a decision to give DOJ a few days to respond to Minnesota’s lawsuit against ICE.
She’s expected to rule by tomorrow AM whether to block ICE’s most aggressive tactics against protesters. pic.twitter.com/IHTsrkZYpW
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 15, 2026
