Michael J. Davis is a senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. President Bill Clinton nominated him in 1993, and he was confirmed in 1994. He was the court's chief judge from 2008 to 2015 and took senior status in 2015. He served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 1999 to 2006. Before joining the federal bench he was a Hennepin County public defender, a Minneapolis civil rights commission attorney and a Minnesota state court judge.
We have documented 1 statement by Michael J. Davis, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Senior U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota, in his order granting the habeas petition
Condemned
Response to this claim
William Lizardo's arrest and detention by ICE violated the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.
“The hubris of admitting that USCIS made a big mistake, but not even offering any sort of relief is galling, although not surprising. There is no combination of facts or legal argument that can support this position.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Emergency order granting petition for writ of habeas corpus, William L. v. Brott, No. 26-cv-04609 (D. Minn.)Doc. 24, full order, 16 pages
Why we used this label
The reference point is ICE's arrest and continued detention of William Lizardo. Davis finds the arrest and detention unconstitutional and calls the government's insistence on holding him galling, which condemns it.
Judge Michael J. Davis ordered the release of William Lizardo, a Canadian dentist ICE arrested at an immigration interview on a removal order issued after notice went to an outdated address. DHS says he overstayed and calls Davis an activist judge.
