Rhode Island judge specializing in immigration law resigns after FBI raids office

FBI agents raided the instrumentality offices of migration lawyer and Central Falls Municipal Court Judge Joseph Molina Flynn successful Providence, Rhode Island, Thursday, though the crushed for the raid has not yet been disclosed.

An FBI spokesperson confirmed that a tribunal authorized the raid, though the spokesperson declined to remark further.

Molina Flynn’s bureau remained soundless astir the raid, declining to reply calls and emails from Fox News.

WPRI 12 reported that a warrant was executed astatine the bureau connected Dorrance Street, and video of the warrant execution showed a enactment of achromatic SUVs extracurricular the gathering with agents walking into the gathering and walking retired with boxes.

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Police and FBI agents raided Central Falls Municipal Court Judge Molina Flynn's bureau successful Providence, R.I., Thursday. (WPRI)

The presumption besides reported that 2 sources acquainted with the substance claimed the probe into Molina Flynn started earlier President Donald Trump returned to the White House this week.

The instrumentality steadfast states connected its tract that the signifier was founded successful 2015 and focuses connected immigration, household and transgression matters.

The tract besides notes that the justice was calved successful Medellin, Columbia, and arrived successful the U.S. erstwhile helium was conscionable 9 years aged connected a tourer visa. He remained successful the state and lived undocumented for 15 years earlier obtaining lawful imperishable nonmigratory status, the tract added.

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FBI agents raided a instrumentality bureau successful Providence, R.I., Thursday, that specializes successful migration law. (iStock)

Molina Flynn attended Johnson and Wales University, past went connected to University of Michigan Law School successful Ann Arbor.

When reached for comment, the U.S. Attorney’s Office successful Rhode Island told Fox, "Thank you for reaching out. Our bureau does not remark connected media reporting."

On Thursday, Molina Flynn resigned from his presumption arsenic the municipal tribunal justice for the City of Central Falls, a occupation helium was appointed to successful 2021.

The Providence Journal reported that Molina Flynn’s resignation was announced by Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera soon aft quality of the raid broke.

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"I was profoundly acrophobic to spot the reports of an FBI hunt astatine the instrumentality bureau of Joseph Molina Flynn," Rivera told the publication. "As the Central Falls assemblage knows, transparency and accountability are priorities of mine. In an effort to uphold the integrity and absorption of the municipal court, Judge Molina Flynn has officially resigned his position."