DOJ files misconduct complaint against Minnesota federal judges who criticized the immigration surge to the Times

Filed with the 8th Circuit, it demands the judges (7 per NBC and PBS, 6 per CBS) recuse from every DHS case. Judge Patrick Schiltz, a Bush appointee who was chief judge until July 1, says his remarks met ethics rules.

What the judges said, and DOJ's reply:

• Schiltz told the Times last winter's Operation Metro Surge "created a grave threat to the rule of law"; in January he said the government had ignored nearly 100 court orders.
• Judge Tunheim: "They weren't arresting, in my view, people who were dangerous criminals on the street."
• Blanche: "We have a right, just like every litigant in court, to have a judge that will be fair and impartial."