LEGALLY ILLITERATE: BOSTON JUDGE CHARGES ICE DURING RAID
- lhpgop
- Apr 3
- 5 min read
BOSTON. It's the joke that keeps on giving. Although this time we may be laughing at them rather than with them.
Stemming from activities occuring in and around March 27, ICE agent Brian Sullivan and his men apprehended a Dominican male who had enteredt the country illegally and had used false information to change his identity (you can check out the full article of the incident on Gateway Pundit here: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/ice-arrests-illegal-alien-outside-boston-courtroom-as/
Long and the short of it is this. Boston has made it well known that it will not only not help the ICE teams in their work, but will actively hinder their operations in Boston. (This comes directly from the mouth of the Mayor!?)
That being said, Ice waited outside of the Boston courts for this illegal gentleman to appear. They waited until he was done in court for the day and arrested him outside of the courthouse on Federal Immigration charges. The judge that had been hearing the case in Boston court, Judge Mark Summerville, issues a contempt charge against Agent Sullivan and the various "John Does" of his team.
Not only does he perform this overreach, he also dismisses the charges against the man that were pending in Boston court!!?
If Summerville had, for even a moment, remembered anything from law school, he should have kept his mouth shut and let justice take it's course. Now, however, he is going to have to get schooled.
I would encourage any of you that wishes to follow the travesties of justice that have been or will continue to be enacted by these activist jurist to get a copy of Law AI or something similar. Summerville obviously didn;t get a copy but then that's why he should be going up agaisnt the wall.
Here is a "by the numbers" summary of what happened in this case that violated procedure and/or law.
Enjoy
In the United States, immigration enforcement falls squarely within the purview of the federal government, not states or municipalities. Yet, in this story, we witness an alarming collapse of legal order: a sanctuary city government obstructs federal immigration enforcement, a judge overreaches his authority, and criminal charges are levied against federal ICE agents simply for doing their jobs. What’s worse, a criminal alien with a history of fraud and drug offenses walks free—not because he was innocent, but because politics has replaced justice in parts of America.
Let’s unpack the cascading series of legal violations and procedural breakdowns
🚫 1. The City’s Sanctuary Policy: Obstructing Federal Law
Cities do not have the legal authority to nullify federal law.
The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article VI) is clear: federal law trumps state and local law. Immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility under 8 U.S. Code § 1103, which explicitly gives the Department of Homeland Security—and by extension, ICE—the authority to arrest and detain individuals in violation of immigration laws.
By refusing to cooperate with ICE, the city:
Obstructs federal law enforcement.
May violate 8 U.S. Code § 1324, which prohibits knowingly harboring or shielding illegal aliens from detection.
Encourages civil disobedience within government agencies, which is tantamount to organized defiance of the Constitution.
This is not “progressive governance”—it’s institutional sabotage.
⚖️ 2. ICE's Arrest: Lawful and Constitutionally Sound
ICE officers arrested the subject outside a courthouse, a public space where no special legal protections apply. They had:
Probable cause.
Jurisdiction over immigration offenses.
A history of criminal activity and document fraud justifying detention.
There was no violation of civil rights. No illegal search or seizure. No excessive force. The arrest was carried out in accordance with established federal procedure.
🧑⚖️ 3. The Judge's Bench Warrant: Abuse of Judicial Power
The judge’s decision to issue a bench warrant for ICE agents represents a grave abuse of judicial authority. Federal officers are shielded by qualified immunity when performing their lawful duties, especially when acting under:
The color of federal law.
Federal jurisdiction.
No local judge has the authority to criminally charge or arrest federal agents for enforcing federal statutes. To do so directly violates the Supremacy Clause and potentially implicates the judge in interference with federal operations, a federal offense under 18 U.S. Code § 111 and § 1505 (obstruction of proceedings before departments or agencies).
If the federal government issued a counter-warrant for the judge’s arrest under obstruction of justice statutes, it would be on legally firmer ground than the judge is.
🛑 4. Dismissing Charges Against the Illegal Alien: A Travesty of Justice
The judge’s final act—dismissing criminal charges against the illegal immigrant—is not just misguided, it is a dereliction of judicial duty.
By law, criminal charges must be decided on their merits, not based on political disagreements with federal immigration enforcement. The fact that a defendant is arrested by ICE does not invalidate pending criminal charges, nor does it deny them a right to due process.
Instead of respecting the court process and coordinating with ICE (as often occurs), the judge chooses to:
Shield a criminal alien.
Undermine the rule of law.
Send a message that immigration status now offers immunity from prosecution—a dangerous precedent.
⚖️ Legal and Constitutional Violations in This Scenario:
Actor | Violation | Law/Principle Broken |
City Officials | Obstruction of federal law | 8 U.S.C. § 1324; Supremacy Clause |
ICE Agents | No violations | Acted under federal authority |
Judge | Abuse of authority, obstruction | 18 U.S.C. § 111, § 1505; Supremacy Clause; exceeds Article III powers |
Court System | Dismissal of charges based on ICE activity | Violation of prosecutorial independence and judicial neutrality |
🔥 Final Analysis: Weaponizing the Bench, Endangering the Republic
This scenario isn’t about immigration—it’s about a slow-motion constitutional crisis where cities and judges believe they can selectively override federal law based on ideology. The Trump administration’s policies prioritize security, sovereignty, and law enforcement, all of which are under assault when federal agents are criminalized for upholding their oath.
If judges can prosecute ICE agents, the law is dead.
If criminal aliens are immune from prosecution because of their immigration status, America ceases to be a nation governed by laws.
BONUS ROUND: The crime that was committed by the Boston Judge Summerville does have a penalty. I would expect the US Attorney General's office to be pressing charges in the next few days. We shall see, but here it is..
"Whoever, with intent to avoid, evade, prevent, or obstruct compliance, in whole or in part, with any civil investigative demand duly and properly made under the Antitrust Civil Process Act, willfully withholds, misrepresents, removes from any place, conceals, covers up, destroys, mutilates, alters, or by other means falsifies any documentary material, answers to written interrogatories, or oral testimony, which is the subject of such demand; or attempts to do so or solicits another to do so; or
Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration of the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any department or agency of the United States, or the due and proper exercise of the power of inquiry under which any inquiry or investigation is being had by either House, or any committee of either House or any joint committee of the Congress—
Shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both." Cornell Law Library
Happy trails Judge Summerville and don't drop the soap!
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