{"id":2887,"date":"2026-06-16T17:05:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2887"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:05:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:05:38","slug":"federal-judge-chides-ice-for-public-attack-on-judge-that-put-her-in-personal-danger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2887","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge chides ICE for \u2018public attack\u2019 on judge that put her in \u2018personal danger\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<button><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<span><svg>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Summary<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<span><svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span><svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>A federal judge in Rhode Island criticized ICE for falsely claiming a colleague knowingly released a murder suspect from custody.<\/li>\n<li>The agency&#8217;s press release called the judge an activist who freed a violent criminal despite withheld warrant information.<\/li>\n<li>A special counsel found a Justice Department lawyer committed a serious ethical violation but recommended against formal discipline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<span>AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The top federal judge in Rhode Island is slamming the Trump administration for unfairly issuing a \u201cpublic attack\u201d on one of his colleagues that \u201cput her in personal danger and undermined public faith in the federal courts.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2885\">US intel assesses Iran can shut down the Strait of Hormuz at will from now on<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            The  Tuesday comes after a special counsel he appointed to investigate alleged misconduct by a Justice Department attorney concluded that the lawyer had made a serious ethical violation, but that he should not face formal disciplinary proceedings.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Chief Judge John McConnell said that that a special counsel \u201cfound sufficient evidence to conclude\u201d that Kevin Bolan, a top lawyer in the Rhode Island US attorney\u2019s office, hadn\u2019t followed his obligation to be honest and transparent in court when he deliberately withheld information about a years-old homicide arrest warrant for a migrant. District Judge Melissa DuBose later ordered officials to release the migrant from ICE custody.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Following the release, ICE published a press release about the case that described DuBose as an \u201cactivist Biden judge\u201d who knowingly let free \u201ca violent criminal illegal alien who is wanted for murder in the Dominican Republic.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cAn agency you were representing, ICE, used this ruling to make an unfounded public attack on Judge DuBose. ICE falsely suggested, contrary to the true record, that when Judge DuBose released the petitioner, she knew he was sought in connection with a homicide in the Dominican Republic,\u201d McConnell, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, wrote in a letter to Bolan.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThis false public statement by ICE put her in personal danger and undermined public faith in the federal courts,\u201d McConnell wrote. \u201cWhile you had no involvement in the ICE news release, the role you played in the chain of events was a critical link in a sequence that led to a serious failure of justice.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            He said that without information about the homicide warrant, DuBose\u2019s decision to order the immigrant to be released on bond was \u201cappropriate,\u201d but noted that the fact that the man, Bryan Rafael Gomez, has yet to be located by authorities so he can be re-detained underscored the ugliness of the situation.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cUnfortunately, the consequences that followed were grave for this court and for the federal justice system,\u201d McConnell wrote.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The situation in Rhode Island is among a series of professional mishaps by Justice Department lawyers over the past 16 months that have frustrated federal judges sifting through thousands of cases stemming from President Donald Trump\u2019s aggressive deportation push and other controversial moves that have been challenged in court.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2879\">Multiple people arrested for discussing plans to attack UFC fight, source says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Earlier this month, a different judge in the Ocean State referred several other government attorneys for disciplinary proceedings after their conduct in a case over the administration\u2019s probe into the provision of gender-affirming care for minors raised questions about whether they were acting improperly in court.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In the Gomez case, Bolan apologized to DuBose for his actions and has otherwise \u201cparticipated responsibly\u201d in cases he\u2019s handled, the chief judge said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cYour lapse of judgment reflected a failure to prioritize your duty to the court over the instructions of your client, but you did not act for any deceitful or illicit reason,\u201d McConnell wrote.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But, he added later, \u201cAny future finding of misconduct will be severely sanctioned.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Bolan\u2019s decision to withhold the information about the years-old arrest warrant was in response to guidance given to him by ICE, he has said. Bolan said he wasn\u2019t aware the information had already been publicly disclosed by the agency and that he instead relied on ICE\u2019s representation that he wasn\u2019t authorized to share it with the court because \u201ca legitimate law enforcement reason prevented disclosure.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            CNN has reached out to the Justice Department for comment on the special counsel\u2019s findings.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The press release from ICE about the judge has remained on its website despite DuBose\u2019s plea for the administration to take it down.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2877\">Parents are on devices during meals even more than their kids. 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