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Eugene

(64,198 posts)
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 01:01 PM Wednesday

Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial

Source: Associated Press

Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial

By MICHAEL CASEY
Updated 8:28 AM EDT, April 2, 2025

BOSTON (AP) — A judge in Boston is holding a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt after he detained a suspect while the man was on trial.

ICE agent Brian Sullivan detained Wilson Martell-Lebron last week as he was leaving court. But a Boston Municipal Court judge issued a ruling Monday against Sullivan, arguing that he had deprived Martell-Lebron of his rights to due process and a fair trial by taking him into custody.

“It’s a case of violating a defendant’s right to present at trial and confront witnesses against him,” Judge Mark Summerville said from the bench. “It couldn’t be more serious.”

Judge acts following arrest

Summerville dismissed the charge against Martell-Lebron of making false statements on his driver’s license application -- namely that he wasn’t Martell-Lebron. After that, Summerville filed the contempt charge against Sullivan, which could lead Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden review the case to determine if any charges should be filed.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/boston-immigration-ice-municipal-court-due-process-f2d13626ffba28025a3e0314fa6ca908

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Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial (Original Post) Eugene Wednesday OP
Courageous judge, now the unlawful Maga and piece of shit in the White House Eliot Rosewater Wednesday #1
Jail the Agent and seek his testimony Captain Zero Wednesday #2
Great idea, you're thinking of the old America though Eliot Rosewater Wednesday #3

Eliot Rosewater

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1. Courageous judge, now the unlawful Maga and piece of shit in the White House
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 01:18 PM
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Will come after this judge, what can we do to protect this judge?

Captain Zero

(7,783 posts)
2. Jail the Agent and seek his testimony
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 02:00 PM
Wednesday

Against the next up in chain of command that ordered him to do this.

Charge that person with contempt and jail them.

Repeat until we get to the top person(s) who issued the Order to round this person up.

File a RICO charge against all who ordered and detained and deported the person.

Eliot Rosewater

(32,820 posts)
3. Great idea, you're thinking of the old America though
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 02:33 PM
Wednesday

Where we had a justice system that could be relied on 🤬

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