A Rhode Island judge specializing in immigration law has resigned after an FBI office was raided
FBI agents raided the law offices of immigration attorney and Central Falls District Court Judge Joseph Molina Flynn in Providence, Rhode IslandThursday, although the reason for the raid has not yet been revealed.
An FBI spokesman confirmed that the court had authorized the search, although a spokesman declined further comment.
Molina Flynn’s office has been tight-lipped about the raid, declining to respond to calls and emails from Fox News.
WPRI 12 reported that the warrant was executed at the Dorrance Street office, and video of the warrant execution showed a line of black SUVs outside the building with agents entering the building and exiting with boxes.
Police and FBI agents raided the office of Central Falls Municipal Court Judge Moline Flynn in Providence, RI, on Thursday. (WPRI)
The station also reported that two sources familiar with the matter claimed the investigation into Molina Flynn began before President Donald Trump returned to the White House this week.
The law firm states on its website that the practice was founded in 2015 and focuses on immigrationfamily and criminal matters.
The site also says the judge was born in Medellin, Columbia, and arrived in the U.S. when he was just 9 years old on a tourist visa. He remained in the country and lived without documents for 15 years before being granted lawful permanent resident status, the site added.
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FBI agents raided a Providence, RI, law firm Thursday that specializes in immigration law. (iStock)
Molina Flynn attended Johnson and Wales University and then went to the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor.
When reached for comment, the Rhode Island US attorney’s office told Fox: “Thank you for reaching out. Our office does not comment on media reports.”
On Thursday, Molina Flynn resigned as Central Falls Municipal Court judge, a job he was appointed to in 2021.
The Providence Journal reported that Molina Flynn’s resignation was announced by Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera shortly after news of the raid broke.
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“I was deeply concerned when I saw reports of the FBI search of Joseph Molina Flynn’s law office,” Rivera told the publication. “As the Central Falls community knows, transparency and accountability are my priorities. In an effort to preserve the integrity and focus of the municipal court, Judge Molina Flynn has officially resigned from her position.”
