EJ Haust Slams Judge’s Decision to Block ICE-Related Subpoenas Targeting Minnesota Officials

Kaitlin Housler
Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz

EJ Haust, a self-described political refugee from Minnesota and official guest host of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, criticized a federal judge’s recent decision to quash immigration-related subpoenas targeting Minnesota officials.

On Monday, Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz invalidated subpoenas served on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and other officials. The judge ruled that the subpoenas appeared intended to harass political opponents and coerce state and local officials into assisting federal immigration enforcement efforts.

Haust, who previously lived in Minnesota and was active in the state’s political and media circles, emphasized her firsthand experience with Minnesota politics during Tuesday’s show.

“People don’t realize too that I wasn’t just living there as just a suburbanite,” Haust said. “I was very heavily involved in local news and politics. I worked very closely with the state party. I was on multiple radio shows for years. I was heavily involved in state and local politics in Minnesota.”

Discussing the state’s political leadership, Haust argued that Minnesota’s Democratic establishment has little regard for legal constraints.

“They have no concern whatsoever for the rule of law, none,” Haust said.

Haust said the subpoenas centered on whether state and local officials were obstructing federal immigration enforcement efforts connected to ICE operations and “Operation Metro Surge.”

“It had to do with subpoenaing documents related to the ICE raids and Operation Metro Surge,” Haust said. “And it was whether or not they were obstructing ICE from doing their jobs.”

She also criticized Schiltz’s ruling and questioned the judge’s motivations.

“This judge, saying just because he clerked for Scalia makes him not a liberal lefty or whatever, I think is dangerous. Obviously, his actions while in the robe say otherwise,” Haust said.

Haust said she believes the ruling raises questions about why the judge was so invested in the case.

“So my gut tells me there’s a story there, whether it’s a family member or someone who maybe lives in a big mansion and hires a lot of illegals. I don’t know. I’m not gonna make that accusation other than to just say that there has to be a reason,” Haust said.

Haust also referenced past donations by Schiltz (pictured above) to immigration-related legal organizations, saying, “He’s donated for years to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. They help with lawsuits and such for immigrants.”

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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.

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