Judge's swift arrest for illegal's courtroom escape contrasts with Biden DOJ handling of similar case in 2022
The Trump administration swiftly arrested Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan, while the Biden DOJ dropped charges in 2022 in a similar case
By Peter Pinedo Fox News
Published May 1, 2025 9:55am EDT
Judge Pirro calls for judge to 'lose robe' over helping migrant evade ICE
A Massachusetts judge who allegedly let a twice-deported illegal immigrant evade ICE capture in 2018 is now facing the prospect of removal from the bench six years after federal charges were first filed against her and three years after those charges were dropped by the Biden administration.
By contrast, the Trump administration swiftly arrested a judge in Wisconsin for committing a similar offense just a week after the incident.
Judge Shelley Joseph of the Boston Municipal Court is facing charges of "willful judicial misconduct" for allowing illegal immigrant Jose Medina-Perez to slip out a side door to avoid ICE in April 2018, according to the Boston Herald.
She was originally charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice in 2018 by Trump-appointed then-U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling. However, in 2022, the Biden Department of Justice agreed to drop the charges against Joseph after she agreed to refer herself to the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct. That state commission did not file charges for disciplinary action against Joseph until late in 2024, with her hearing date set for June 9.
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