Posted on 04/02/2025 9:25:07 AM PDT by Red Badger
A Boston judge has held a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in contempt for executing his duty to detain an illegal immigrant during an ongoing trial.
On Thursday, March 27, 2025, ICE agents, ICE agent Brian Sullivan apprehended Wilson Martell-Lebron, a Dominican national illegally residing in the United States, as he exited the Boston Municipal Court.
Martell-Lebron, a Dominican national residing illegally in the country using fake identity, was on his second trial for charges related to falsifying information on a driver’s license application.
Despite the gravity of his alleged offenses, Boston’s lenient policies had allowed him to remain free until ICE agents, led by Agent Brian Sullivan, apprehended him outside the courthouse.
But instead of applause for upholding our borders, a Massachusetts state court judge—yet another cog in the radical left’s sanctuary machine—had the gall to hold an ICE agent in contempt.
Boston Municipal Court Judge Mark Summerville held Agent Sullivan in contempt, accusing him of violating Martell-Lebron’s so-called rights to due process and a fair trial.
“The finding of contempt is a consequence of Agent Sullivan’s intentional and egregious violations of the defendant’s rights,” Summerville said.
“This is a disturbing case,” Summerville added. “It’s a case of obstruction of justice. It’s a case of violating the defendant’s right to be present at trial and confront witnesses against him. Couldn’t be more serious.”
Summerville went so far as to dismiss the charges against Martell-Lebron, effectively rewarding illegal behavior and punishing those who seek to enforce the law.
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Boston.com reported:
Judge Mark Summerville held ICE agent Brian Sullivan in contempt Monday for allegedly obstructing justice, the Globe reported. ICE Agent Sullivan, Steven Wells, and any other agent involved in the arrest were ordered Friday to appear for an evidentiary hearing, and a bench warrant was issued for Sullivan.
ICE alleges that Martell-Lebron is really named Juan Carlos Baez and is originally from the Dominican Republic. He allegedly entered the U.S. illegally in 2000, ICE said.
An ICE spokesperson confirmed that agents apprehended Martell-Lebron outside the court house on Thursday.
“Officers with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston field office apprehended Juan Carlos Baez (aka Wilson Martell-Lebron), a 49-year-old, illegally present Dominican national with prior drug trafficking convictions, after he departed the Boston Municipal Court,” the spokesperson said.
>Judge Mark Summerville held ICE agent Brian Sullivan in contempt Monday for allegedly obstructing justice
Qualified immunity. Sorry.
Boston Municipal Court Judge Mark Summerville just committed the crime of aiding and abetting a criminal. He’s also guilty of deprivation of rights under the color of law.
PAUL REVERE’S GHOST IS DISMAYED
US Deputy Marshals should arrest the judge for interfering with a Federal Officer doing their duty.
Then let us see how he responds.
Now, that judge is just going to have to send his constables out to put a body attachment on the ICE agent and bring said agent before the judge. We shall see how that works out in the Federal court system.
Stupid prizes for playing stupid games.
Exactly—this is a slam dunk indictment for Bondi.
https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title18/part1/chapter73&edition=prelim
“Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or opposes any officer of the United States, or other person duly authorized, in serving, or attempting to serve or execute, any legal or judicial writ or process of any court of the United States....
Shall...be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.”
I read the whole thing looking to see how ICE would respond. If they show up in court the judge can order them arrested. They would then be subject to abuse by putting them in with other prisoners. I can only hope that a lawyer will appear to represent them.
“”...effectively rewarding illegal behavior and punishing those who seek to enforce the law.””
That has been the standard with the radical left (communists) in America seeking to destroy us from within. It still seems to be working for them, despite the will of We, the People having resoundingly spoken last November. What’s the remedy? Will there be one? One continues to wonder.
So now if ICE arrests anybody here illegally it’s obstruction of justice? Or is the judge gonna say ICE has to be more than 100’ away from a courtroom to do their job? Or maybe it has to be the day after a court hearing? What are the parameters, jackass judge? And who died and made you king, that you can say when and where the federal government can do its job?
Can the people file report after report after report against this judge for trying to steal our government from us? Inundate him with bar complaints, inundate the system with corruption complaints about this judge. I wonder if this illegal has voted using his fabricated driver’s license. If so every voter in the place should sue the judge for cancelling out their vote with the vote of an illegal criminal.
Charge the judge with 18 usc 1502 for the contempt charge
Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or opposes an extradition agent of the United States in the execution of his duties, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both
Just as he’s about to turn around and say ‘see ya suckers’ he finds he’s going on an all expense paid trip!
bttt
A state judge ordering the arrest of a ICE agent performing his duties violates 18 USC 1502
Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or opposes an extradition agent of the United States in the execution of his duties, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both
Arrest the state judge.
>>Summerville added. “It’s a case of obstruction of justice. It’s a case of violating the defendant’s right to be present at trial and confront witnesses against him. Couldn’t be more serious.”
I could understand the judge dismissing the minor case since the illegals can not be present at trial. But that’s the limits of his powers. I’m amazed this judge reached the bench without knowing the “In Re Neagle” ruling
bttt
That FNC show of hers keeps her pretty busy.
What doesn’t make sense is that in this report it is said that the judge wants the illegal man to appear for the rest of his trial, but then the article says that the judge dismissed the charges. You can’t have both, so which is it?
Why can’t an illegal be detained during their trial, judge? Seems like this judge just opened the gates for the entire J6-prosecution machine to be charged with contempt and worse, because a whole bunch of American citizens were detained without charges even being filed - and for years.
It’s not just qualified immunity, it’s absolute full Supremacy Clause immunity.
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