This is Shelly Joseph of Massachusetts
Ms. Joseph is a state judge. She hears criminal cases. A few months back, Judge Joseph was hearing a case in which the defendant was an illegal alien who had been arrested on a felony. That defendant had previously been convicted of serious crimes in other states. He was also wanted on other charges outside of Massachusetts. ICE found out that the defendant was about to be released, so it obtained a warrant for the arrest of the defendant and placed a detainer notice with the prison system and the court. This warrant required that the court or the prison turn the defendant over to ICE for further proceedings once his case in Massachusetts was over. Judge Joseph, however, is a member of the resistance. She runs a "sanctuary courtroom". As a result, at the end of the hearing, when the defendant was being released by Massachusetts, Judge Joseph allegedly arranged to sneak the fellow out a side door of the courthouse so that he could evade arrest by the ICE agents who were waiting for him.
This week, there was an update to the story. Shelly Joseph is now a criminal defendant herself. She was arrested by federal authorities for obstruction of justice and interfering with federal criminal law enforcement. The picture above is of her just when they were taking her away.
For pete's sake, this woman is a judge. She ought to know better. She shouldn't be helping major criminals avoid deportation by ICE.
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