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

  • FBI agents searched the office of Joseph Molina Flynn, a Rhode Island immigration lawyer and municipal court judge, in Providence on Thursday morning.
  • Joseph Molina Flynn resigned from his position as a municipal court judge after the FBI search, according to Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera.
  • Municipal court associate judge Robert McConnell will temporarily fill Molina Flynn's position until it is officially filled.
  • Rivera expressed concern about the FBI search and emphasized the importance of transparency and accountability in the Central Falls community.
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Irish IndependentIrish Independent

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A Dublin-based garda has had his home raided by the force’s Anti-Corruption Unit, and has been suspended from duty.

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The BlazeThe Blaze

Immigration attorney — once illegally in the US — resigns as judge following FBI raid

Judge Joseph Molina Flynn for the Central Falls Municipal Court in Providence County, Rhode Island, abruptly resigned on Thursday after the FBI conducted a raid on his law offices.Molina Flynn, an immigration attorney in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, was appointed as a judge in January 2021. 'I wa...

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Independent SentinelIndependent Sentinel

FBI Raids Offices of Providence's Prominent Ex-Illegal Alien Judge

The “first formerly illegal alien judge in Rhode Island” abruptly resigned hours after the FBI raided his downtown Providence immigration law office on Thursday. Central Falls Municipal Court Judge Joseph Molina Flynn was being investigated before President Trump’s return to the Oval Office, and the raid was unrelated to his recent string of immigration-related executive […] The post FBI Raids Offices of Providence’s Prominent Ex-Illegal Alien J…

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The Western JournalThe Western Journal

Immigration Attorney Resigns His Position as Judge After Federal Raid on Law Offices

The law offices of Joseph Molina Flynn were raided in Providence, Rhode Island, on Thursday by federal authorities, prompting the immigration lawyer to resign from his municipal court judge position. FBI agents conducted a search of his law offices in downtown Providence after receiving a warrant authorized by a court, according to WPRI-TV. The outlet reported... The post Immigration Attorney Resigns His Position as Judge After Federal Raid on L…

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American Wire NewsAmerican Wire News

FBI and DHS launch joint raid on law office of sanctuary city immigration attorney and judge who promptly resigned

A joint task force of FBI and DHS agents raided the Rhode Island office of a sanctuary city immigration attorney on Thursday. The target of the raid was Joseph Molina Flynn, an immigration attorney who also serves as a municipal court judge in the city of Central Falls. “Molina Flynn was the first openly gay person and the first formerly undocumented person to serve on the bench in Central Falls,” according to The Providence Journal. FBI, Homel…

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New York PostNew York Post

Rhode Island Judge Joseph Molina Flynn, specializing in immigration law, resigns after FBI raids office

FBI agents raided the law offices of immigration lawyer and Central Falls Municipal Court Judge Joseph Molina Flynn in Providence, Rhode Island, Thursday, though the reason for the raid has not yet been disclosed.

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WPRI 12 broke the news in East Providence, United States on Thursday, January 23, 2025.
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