A Massachusetts judge was indicted Thursday and charged with obstruction of justice after allegedly allowing an illegal immigrant to evade arrest by an ICE agent by sneaking him out the back door of the courthouse.
Audio recordings of the proceedings indicate that the judge, Newton District Court Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph, defense attorney, and state prosecutor were all discussing that an ICE agent was prepared to detain Jose Medina-Perez on April 2nd, 2018.
The agent had just been asked to leave the courtroom and wait for him in the lobby when the plan was discussed.