THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Top Court Reprimands Judge for Aiding Immigrant’s Escape from ICE.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has formally reprimanded Judge Shelley Joseph over her involvement in a case where an illegal immigrant evaded ICE custody, citing her actions as creating an appearance of impropriety.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a public reprimand to Judge Shelley Joseph for her role in allowing illegal immigrant Jose Medina-Perez to evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody by exiting through a back door of the courthouse in 2018. The court cited her decision to instruct a clerk to turn off the courtroom’s audio recording system as creating an appearance of impropriety and violating judicial duties. DETAIL: Medina-Perez, a Dominican national, was in court for a fugitive-from-justice charge and two drug-related charges. Judge Joseph released him on personal recognizance after determining insufficient evidence tied him to the Pennsylvania warrant. During a sidebar…Open