Federal judge drops contempt charge against ICE agent in Boston arrest

Federal agents smash windshield, detain Guatemalan immigrant - The Boston Globe

Juan Francisco Méndez, 29, has been in the US for two years and was undocumented but had no criminal record, according to his attorney.

Federal judge tosses contempt finding of ICE agent who arrested man midtrial in Boston

A federal judge dismissed a Boston judge’s contempt ruling against a federal immigration agent who arrested a man in the middle of his trial last month. The ruling was filed by Judge William G. Young on Monday, ending a weeks-long skirmish over Immigration Customs and Enforcement’s (ICE) actions that set off a very public rift between the Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden, Boston Municipal Court Judge Mark Summerville and U.S. Attorney of M…

Federal judge drops contempt charge against ICE agent in Boston arrest

A federal judge dismissed a contempt case against an ICE agent who arrested a man during his trial in Boston, sparking debate over immigration enforcement.

Federal judge drops contempt case against ICE agent over arrest outside Boston courthouse

A federal judge has dismissed a contempt case against an agent for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement whose arrest of a man during his trial sparked criticism among the law enforcement community in Boston.

Federal judge drops contempt case against ICE agent over mid-trial Boston arrest

A federal judge has dismissed a contempt case against an agent for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement whose arrest of a man during his trial sparked criticism among the law enforcement community in Boston. ICE agent Brian Sullivan took Wilson Martell-Lebron, 49, into custody last month as he was leaving court. Boston Municipal Court Judge Mark Summerville found Sullivan in contempt, arguing that he deprived Martell-Lebron of his rights…

Contempt case against ICE agent dismissed, but advocates still demand answers

“People are getting taken off the street in the middle of their trial," said Shira Diner, president of the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, " and we all need to think differently about how we're going to conduct ourselves in this new system.”