
ALT Impartiality is imperative to ensuring public trust in our Nation’s judiciary. Judge Schiltz’s and Judge Tunheim’s on-the-record participation in a recent highly partisan New York Times Article, along with Judge Schiltz’s subsequent public comments, unquestionably calls into doubt whether they can be impartial in these cases. A judge who has publicly taken a political side on the issue of enforcing our Nation’s immigration laws cannot then preside over a case concerning one of the Justice Department’s key immigration enforcement initiatives.

ALT Impartiality is imperative to ensuring public trust in our Nation’s judiciary. Judge Schiltz’s and Judge Tunheim’s on-the-record participation in a recent highly partisan New York Times Article, along with Judge Schiltz’s subsequent public comments, unquestionably calls into doubt whether they can be impartial in these cases. A judge who has publicly taken a political side on the issue of enforcing our Nation’s immigration laws cannot then preside over a case concerning one of the Justice Department’s key immigration enforcement initiatives.

ALT Impartiality is imperative to ensuring public trust in our Nation’s judiciary. Judge Schiltz’s and Judge Tunheim’s on-the-record participation in a recent highly partisan New York Times Article, along with Judge Schiltz’s subsequent public comments, unquestionably calls into doubt whether they can be impartial in these cases. A judge who has publicly taken a political side on the issue of enforcing our Nation’s immigration laws cannot then preside over a case concerning one of the Justice Department’s key immigration enforcement initiatives.

ALT Impartiality is imperative to ensuring public trust in our Nation’s judiciary. Judge Schiltz’s and Judge Tunheim’s on-the-record participation in a recent highly partisan New York Times Article, along with Judge Schiltz’s subsequent public comments, unquestionably calls into doubt whether they can be impartial in these cases. A judge who has publicly taken a political side on the issue of enforcing our Nation’s immigration laws cannot then preside over a case concerning one of the Justice Department’s key immigration enforcement initiatives.

ALT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FY2026 vs Biden years FY2022, FY2023 and FY2024 compared with FY2026 346 VIOLENT-CRIME DEFENDANTS CHARGED increase from Biden average +16.2% vs FY2022-FY2024 annual average 517 IMMIGRATION CRIMES ILLEGAL REENTRY DEFENDANTS CHARGED +107.4% vs FY2022-FY2024 annual average increase from Biden average FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2026 292 288 313 346 228 241 517 Violent-crime defendants charged Immigration crimes Illegal reentry defendants charged 1,230 CASES CHARGED +13.1% increase from Biden average 279 1,611 TOTAL DEFENDANTS CHARGED +7.6% increase from Biden average vs FY2022-FY2024 annual average vs FY2022-FY2024 annual average





















