ICE Looks To Escape Suit Seeking Mass. Judge Docs
By Alyssa Aquino, Law360, Dec. 15, 2021
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement urged a Massachusetts court to end litigation seeking records on a state court judge accused of helping an undocumented immigrant evade ICE custody, saying that certain sought-after documents would harm pending criminal proceedings if released. The agency said it has already released dozens of pages of information compiled during its investigation of Judge Shelley Richmond Joseph and court officer Wesley MacGregor, Judge Joseph's alleged accomplice. But the agency has claimed Exemption 7(A) of the Freedom of Information Act, which allows the government to shield information whose release could interfere with law enforcement proceedings, to withhold three. . .
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