Minnesota judge holds DOJ attorney in contempt over ICE document order

U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino ordered Justice Department attorney Matthew Isihara to pay $500 per day in civil contempt after the government failed to return identification documents to Rigoberto Soto Jimenez, a detained Mexican immigrant released by court order. The contempt sanction marked the first such personal fine against a DOJ attorney in the wave of ICE-court conflicts in early 2026. The government returned the documents the following day, purging the contempt and shielding Isihara from paying accumulated fines.