DOJ accuses Minnesota federal judges of misconduct for NY Times immigration interviews

The Department of Justice on Wednesday filed a judicial misconduct complaint against Minnesota federal judges over interviews they gave to The New York Times that criticized the Trump administration's handling of immigration enforcement cases in the state. The DOJ asked the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to force the recusal of all seven judges on active status who reportedly spoke with The Times from any case involving the Department of Homeland Security. The complaint also asks the 8th Circuit, which oversees cases arising from the District of Minnesota, to investigate into what the DOJ called "the judges' improper and unethical conduct" in speaking to the newspaper.