Medina-Perez, who was barred from re-entering the U.S. until 2027, was in court on drug possession charges and a fugitive warrant from Pennsylvania. An ICE agent had been waiting at the courthouse to take him into custody, Fox News reported.
Joseph is appearing Monday before the Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, where the misconduct hearing is currently underway. Presiding Judge Denis McInerney stated he will issue a report outlining his findings and recommendations once the proceedings have concluded.
“If you were to walk down the street and take a survey of the people you meet, 100% of them would tell you Judge Joseph let an illegal immigrant out the back door of the district court,” her counsel said in an opening statement. “Fifty percent of them would tell you that she’s a criminal, and she should go to jail. Fifty percent would tell you she’s a folk hero for what she gave. But 100% would tell you she did it.
“It has become such a part of local lore in Boston that the media, for the most part, have dropped the niceties of alleged or charged, and they report and make references to this incident as if a dozen people had seen Judge Joseph get off the bench, escorted the defendant to the door, gave him a hug and wished him Godspeed,” her counsel continued. Continue reading…
