A Boston judge accused of helping an undocumented immigrant evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2018 is set to face a misconduct hearing.
Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph is facing a civil misconduct charge related to the incident, in which she allegedly assisted Jose Medina-Perez, a Dominican national who had been deported twice, in leaving Newton District Court without being detected.
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.
At the beginning of the hearing, Joseph’s attorney stressed that her client had not been found guilty of any crime.
