Federal judge holds DOJ attorney in contempt over ICE case A federal judge found a Justice Department attorney in civil contempt and ordered daily fines of $500. The fines are meant to ensure compliance with an order to release detained immigrant Rigoberto Soto Jimenez, who was released without his identification. The attorney cited a heavy caseload as the reason for the oversight.

• A federal judge ordered a Justice Department attorney to pay a $500 daily fine for civil contempt.
• The attorney, Matthew Isihara, was found in contempt over the handling of the detention case of Rigoberto Soto Jimenez, a detained Mexican immigrant in Minnesota.
• Jimenez was released from detention without his identification, violating a court order.
• The attorney stated that a massive caseload and lack of staff contributed to the issue.
• The daily fines will continue until Jimenez receives his identification.