The FBI and Providence, Rhode Island, police raided a Central Falls Municipal Court judge's office Thursday, though the reasons are unknown.
FBI agents raided the law offices of immigration lawyer and Central Falls Municipal Court Judge Joseph Molina Flynn in Providence, Rhode Island, Thursday, though the reason for the raid has not yet been disclosed. 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.
reported that a warrant was executed at the office on Dorrance Street, and video of the warrant execution showed a line of black SUVs outside the building with agents walking into the building and walking out with boxes. The station also reported that two sources familiar with the matter claimed the investigation into Molina Flynn started before President Donald Trump returned to the White House this week. 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 U.S. when he was just 9 years old on a tourist visa.
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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