Rhode Island judge Joseph Molina Flynn specializing in immigration law resigns after FBI raids office
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents conducted a raid at the law offices of Joseph Molina Flynn, who is both an immigration attorney and a judge at Central Falls Municipal Court in Providence, Rhode Island. The purpose behind the raid has not been made public yet.

An FBI spokesperson confirmed that a court authorized the raid, though the spokesperson declined to comment further.

Molina Flynn’s office remained silent about the raid, declining to answer calls and emails from Fox News.

According to a report from WPRI 12, a search warrant was implemented at the office located on Dorrance Street. Images from the scene depicted a row of black SUVs parked outside the building, with agents entering and leaving the premises while carrying boxes.

Sources cited by the news outlet mentioned that the investigation involving Molina Flynn had commenced prior to President Donald Trump’s return to the White House following his recent absence.

The law firm states on its site that the practice was founded in 2015 and focuses on immigration, family and criminal matters.

The site also notes that the judge was born in Medellin, Columbia, and arrived in the US when he was just 9 years old on a tourist visa.

He remained in the country and lived undocumented for 15 years before obtaining lawful permanent resident status, the site added.

Molina Flynn attended Johnson and Wales University, then went on to University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor.

When reached for comment, the US Attorney’s Office in Rhode Island told Fox, “Thank you for reaching out. Our office does not comment on media reporting.”

On Thursday, Molina Flynn resigned from his position as the municipal court judge for the City of Central Falls, 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.

“I was deeply concerned to see the reports of an FBI search at the law office of Joseph Molina Flynn,” Rivera told the publication.

“As the Central Falls community knows, transparency and accountability are priorities of mine. In an effort to uphold the integrity and focus of the municipal court, Judge Molina Flynn has officially resigned his position.”

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