Exposed: Minnesota federal judge threatening ICE director Todd Lyons appears on donor list of pro-illegal-immigrant group

By Joe Kovacs

The federal judge in Minnesota threatening to hold ICE Director Todd Lyons in contempt of court reportedly appears on a list of “donors and volunteers” to a group providing free legal advice and representation for illegal immigrants.

Bill Melugin of Fox News reported on Tuesday: “Fox News has learned that Patrick J. Schiltz, the Minnesota federal judge who is threatening to hold ICE Director Todd Lyons in contempt of court & is ordering him to appear in court on Friday, appears in a 2019 list of donors & volunteers for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, an organization that provides free legal advice and representation for illegal immigrants. Judge Schiltz was appointed by President Bush in 2006.”

NEW: @FoxNews has learned that Patrick J. Schiltz, the Minnesota federal judge who is threatening to hold ICE Director Todd Lyons in contempt of court & is ordering him to appear in court on Friday, appears in a 2019 list of donors & volunteers for the Immigrant Law Center of… pic.twitter.com/yBzst713Pf

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 27, 2026