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Wisconsin judge’s case is rare. There’s another near Boston : NPR

Last updated: May 16, 2025 10:07 pm
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District Court Judge Shelley Joseph leaves Boston federal court in April 2019 for allegedly helping a man in the country illegally evade immigration officials as he left her Newton, Mass., courthouse.

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A Wisconsin judge pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges that she helped an undocumented immigrant facing misdemeanor battery charges slip out of her courtroom to evade immigration authorities. Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan denies any wrongdoing and is asking for her case to be thrown out.

Bringing criminal charges in a case like this is extremely rare, but a similar case has been unfolding in Massachusetts for more than seven years.

Judge Shelley Joseph was so new to the bench in April 2018 that she brought her mother-in-law and father-in-law to watch as she presided solo for the first time at the Newton District Court. She has said nothing about her cases that morning seemed out of the ordinary, though it would turn out to upend her career.

One year later, Joseph emerged teary-eyed from federal court in Boston, where she was charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors say on that April day in the Newton court, she and a defense attorney helped an undocumented immigrant facing drug charges slip out a back door of a courtroom to evade the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who was waiting for him just outside the front door. The charges carried up to 25 years in prison.

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A gaggle of reporters awaited Joseph and her lawyer, Thomas Hoopes, outside the Boston court.

“This prosecution is absolutely political,” Hoopes proclaimed. “Shelly Joseph is absolutely innocent.”

But prosecutors insisted otherwise. “This case is about the rule of law,” said then-U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling. “This is intentional interference with the enforcement of federal law. … We cannot … use our personal views to justify violating the law.”

“I think that Joseph was the canary in the coalmine,” former federal judge Nancy Gertner tells NPR. It was an early sign of what she sees as a pattern of federal overreach that’s getting worse.

“This is a federal government that does not understand there really are two authorities: the state and the federal government,” Gertner says.

The state proceedings cannot be manipulated or controlled by the federal government to achieve their objectives. “I would like to have a conversation with him downstairs with the interpreter, if that’s possible,” Judge Joseph requested. Judge Joseph responded, “That’s perfectly fine.”

The republic can remain strong if ICE respects state laws and procedures, as stated by a recent report. ICE and the Justice Department have not yet responded to inquiries regarding this matter.

Some believe that it is the judges who need to be reined in, particularly those who may show bias based on immigration status. Jessica Vaughan from the Center for Immigration Studies views recent cases involving judges as hindrances to lawful immigration enforcement.

Vaughan emphasizes the importance of equal justice for all, highlighting the potential damage to public trust in the judiciary if double standards are allowed to persist. The delicate balance between state and federal authority in immigration enforcement is a topic of ongoing debate in the legal community.

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As the issue continues to unfold, courts are grappling with the challenge of defining the boundaries between state autonomy and federal oversight. It is a complex issue that requires careful consideration from all involved parties. sentence to make it more concise:

“Please ensure that the document is signed by both parties before submitting it.”

“Please sign the document before submitting.”

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