A Minnesota federal judge has ordered acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to appear in court after his agency allegedly violated a detention order.

Minnesota's federal chief judge will not require the nation's top ICE official to testify in court this week, but he chastised the agency for violating more court orders this month “than other agencies have violated in their entire existence.

In an order dated Monday, Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz said Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, must appear personally in court. Schiltz took the administration to task over its handling of bond hearings for immigrants it has detained.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Todd Lyons must appear in court on Jan. 30 following an order of the chief federal judge in Minnesota for a contempt hearing over ICE's failure to comply with court orders.

The Court’s patience is at an end,” Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz wrote in a remarkable document that highlighted Trump officials’ continued violation of court orders.

A key Trump official is facing the possibility of being held in contempt, according to Politico's Kyle Cheney, after a leading judge in Minnesota lashed the administration for failure to comply with court orders in a new filing from Monday.