Rhode Island judge specializing in immigration law resigns after FBI raid on office

FBI agents raided the Providence, Rhode Island, law offices of immigration attorney and Central Falls Municipal Court Judge Joseph Molina Flynn on Thursday, though the reason for the raid has not yet been disclosed.

An FBI spokesman confirmed that a court authorized the raid, although the spokesman declined to comment further.

Molina Flynn’s office remained silent on the raid and refused to return calls and emails from Fox News.

WPRI 12 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 entering the building and exiting with boxes.

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Police and FBI agents raided Central Falls Municipal Court Judge Molina Flynn’s office in Providence, RI, on Thursday. (WPRI)

The station also reported that two sources familiar with the matter claimed that the investigation into Molina Flynn started before President Donald Trump returned to the White House this week.

For its part, the law firm states 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 United States when he was just 9 years old on a tourist visa. He remained in the country and lived undocumented for 15 years before obtaining permanent resident status, the site added.

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FBI agents raided a Providence, RI, law office Thursday that specializes in immigration law. (iStock)

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

When reached for comment, the U.S. 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 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 departure was announced by Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera shortly after news of the raid broke.

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“I was deeply troubled to see the reports of an FBI search of Joseph Molina Flynn’s law office,” Rivera told the publication. “As the Central Falls community knows, transparency and accountability are my priorities. In an effort to maintain the integrity and focus of the Municipal Court, Judge Molina Flynn has officially resigned from her position.”