A man named William Martell Lebron was taken into federal custody by ICE agents in the middle of his criminal trial on charges of providing false information on a license application in Boston. The judge presiding over the case dismissed the charges due to prosecutorial misconduct and found an ICE agent in contempt of court. The defense attorney accused the state of obstruction of justice and alleged a plan to deport Martell Lebron. The district attorney’s office expressed dismay and surprise at ICE’s actions, noting that they had contacted ICE as soon as they learned of the detention and requested his return to court. The office also filed a motion to demand his appearance at trial. Despite the district attorney’s intention to hold Martell Lebron accountable for the alleged crimes, his lawyer claimed that prosecutors were aware of ICE’s plans to detain him but did not inform him. ICE stated that Martell Lebron is a Dominican national using an alias. The judge ordered ICE to return Martell Lebron to court for trial. The case highlighted tensions between federal immigration enforcement and state criminal prosecution, with the defense attorney accusing the state of collaborating with ICE to prevent his client from exercising his right to a trial.
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