RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern

RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern(wpri.com)

23 points by vm 178 days ago | 4 comments

aaronharnly 178 days ago |

> The intern was reportedly shaken, so McBurney offered to drive him home. ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply.

> Dana Smith, Head of Security Operations for R.I. Superior Court, confronted the agents and told both the judge and the intern to stay inside the car. After an argument, ICE confirmed they had misidentified the teen and left. The intern was released once his ID was checked.

Bravo to the head of security for the court for holding his ground and defending the judge and intern.

TheCleric 178 days ago |

There is going to have to be a reckoning for these agents who think that they can do whatever they want.

anonym29 178 days ago | |

It'll come right after James Clapper faces charges for perjuring himself while under oath in public testimony to Ron Wyden about the unconstitutional PRISM program.

Our government will investigate itself and find itself innocent of all wrongdoing, as usual.

None of these ***hats on either side of the aisle will face justice until after a Soviet-style collapse whereby the current criminals lose the ability to protect themselves from their own laws.

quantified 178 days ago |

Don't expect ICE to be chastened. Scaring brown people away from working in the judicial system is a feature not a bug.