“I thought Denver was connecting,” she said.
The judge told everyone to stand by, adding: “This is a mess.”
Mazzie told the Texas deputy to stay connected, though it would be a while before she got to the detainee there. And she explained she was somewhat glad Denver did not connect because it’s a “nightmare” when a bond hearing is scheduled from a place where she has no jurisdiction.
Legal counsel for the Denver detainee, who is a Mexican national, raised concerns. An attorney said their client was anxious to have a hearing “and so we’re chasing rabbits.”
“Exactly … same here,” Mazzie said.
When she finally got to the Texas detainee’s hearing, Mazzie explained that Minnesota jails had insufficient space. She said Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, wanted her to approve a change of venue to a court in Texas. Did he have any objection?