FBI agents raided the law office of immigration attorney and Central Falls Municipal Court Judge Joseph Molina Flynn Providence, Rhode IslandThursday, although the reason for the raid has not yet been announced.
A FBI spokesman confirmed that a court had authorized the raid, although the spokesperson declined to comment further.
Molina Flynn’s office remained silent about the raid and refused to answer calls and emails from Fox News.
WPRI 12 reported that a warrant was executed at the Dorrance Street office, and video of the warrant execution showed a line of black SUVs outside the building as officers entered the building and walked out carrying boxes.
Police and FBI agents raided the office of Central Falls Municipal Court Judge Molina Flynn in Providence, RI, on Thursday. (WPRI)
The network also reported that two sources familiar with the matter claimed the investigation into Molina Flynn began 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 immigrationfamily and criminal cases.
The site also notes that the judge was born in Medellin, Columbia, and arrived in the US when he was just 9 years old on a tourist visa. He remained in the country and lived undocumented for 15 years before being granted legal permanent resident status, the site said.
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FBI agents on Thursday raided a Providence, RI, law firm that specializes in immigration law. (iStock)
Molina Flynn attended Johnson and Wales University and then attended 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 contacting us. Our office does not comment on media reports.”
On Thursday, Molina Flynn resigned as judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Central Falls, a position to which he was appointed in 2021.
The Providence Journal reported that Molina Flynn’s resignation was announced by Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera shortly after news of the raid broke.
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“I was deeply concerned when I saw the reports of an FBI investigation into the law firm of Joseph Molina Flynn,” Rivera told the publication. “As the Central Falls community knows, transparency and accountability are my priorities. In an effort to uphold the integrity and focus of the Municipal Court, Judge Molina Flynn has officially resigned.”
