The judge helped an immigrant escape immigration authorities by sneaking him out a courthouse back door.
, Newton District Court Judge Shelley Joseph had been accused of helping defendant Jose Medina-Perez escape U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during a court hearing.The Boston Globe,An ICE detainer is essentially a written request from the federal immigration agency asking that local jail or other law enforcement detain an individual for up to 48 hours after their release in case ICE wants to take them into federal custody.
The Supreme Judicial Court's decision to reinstate Joseph's pay and benefits comes after the judge's lawyers argued that the decision to suspend her pay undermined the presumption of innocence in her case. However, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has been outspoken in condemning the judge over her alleged actions, with his officeon Tuesday that"no one should obstruct federal law enforcement officials trying to do their jobs."
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