Federal Agent’s Raid Immigration Lawyer’s Office in Providence

(Wjar) – Federal agents marched boxes of files out of a providence -immigration lawyer office on Thursday afternoon, hours after their raid inside an office building on Dorrance Street began.

NBC 10 News observed agents from FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and IRS enters the office of Joseph Molina Flynn all day.

FBI and US Attorney’s Office in Rhode Island would not say what the raid is focused on, only that it is an authorized court.

It seems that the raid was in the works before Donald Trump became president and began his crack down on illegal immigration.

Molina Flynn practices several areas of law, but is known for her work on immigration.

His biography notes that he came to the United States as a child as an undocumented immigrant before he later became a citizen.

Molina Flynn was also a municipal court judge in Central Falls.

The mayor’s office said on Thursday that he has now retired.

Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera said in a statement, “I was deeply concerned about seeing the reports on a FBI search at the Joseph Molina Flynn law office. As the Central Falls community knows, transparency and accountability are priorities for me. In an attempt to maintain the integrity and focus of the municipal court and focus, Judge Molina Flynn has officially withdrawn her position. “

It was unclear if Molina Flynn was in the office under the raid.

He has not been accused of any crime.

NBC 10 tried to reach him by phone.