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Trump SCREWED as ICE LIES to JUDGE?!?!

2026-05-17 Entertainment
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Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian break down what The New Republic called "the characteristic mix of fecklessness and contempt" from ICE in a Rhode Island case. U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose ordered the release of Bryan Rafael Gomez after finding his detention under a border arrival statute was unlawful. What DuBose didn't know was that Gomez had a 2023 Dominican Republic homicide warrant, because ICE specifically instructed Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Bolan not to disclose it. Two days later, DHS issued a press release titled "Activist Biden Judge Releases Violent Criminal Illegal Alien Wanted for Murder," accusing DuBose of releasing a killer she knew was dangerous. The U.S. Attorney's Office confirmed that was false: DuBose had no idea about the warrant when she ruled. Even Gomez's own defense attorney said she would never have filed the habeas petition if she had known. Bolan apologized in court and admitted ICE told him to neither confirm nor deny the warrant. A DHS official filed a declaration confirming this was "consistent with ICE policy and practices." DuBose referred the matter for a full disciplinary investigation, calling it a "massive breach" of the trust between the court and the government. Brian and Shant walk through the duty of candor lawyers owe to judges, the Nix v. Whiteside framework for when a client instructs you to withhold material information, and why this was a deliberate strategy to poison public perception and intimidate judges nationwide. Kabateck LLP: Call 1-844-74-CIVIL for a free case evaluation or visit us at https://www.kbklawyers.com/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

Top Comments (10)

@liberatedwoman 2026-05-17

Immediate disbarment would send a message.

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@lisap4403 2026-05-17

These cruel & corrupt bastards are hanging themselves daily in courts across America. The judges need to start jailing these attorneys who purposely LIE in court. Also, the judges also need to report their names to the legal bar associations where they are licensed for each LIE told. Make sure these lawyers learn immediately that it will NOT be tolerated in the slightest if they choose to disgrace the legal profession that they took an oath to uphold.

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@chelittle6433 2026-05-17

That calls for grounds of disbarment and for the case to be thrown out of court

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@BootblackBoiJax 2026-05-17

Can't for the life of me figure out WHY in the hell do all judges not use all the tools in their toolbox, especially CONTEMPT‼️‼️‼️ It's cut and dry, contempt is CONTEMPT‼️‼️‼️ Immediate DISBARMENT‼️‼️‼️

38 1 replies
@BenjiGerrard 2026-05-17

No one going to report on the Tina Peters release

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@TopsAlone007 2026-05-17

Lay the truth out Appreciated

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@markhutchins1124 2026-05-17

I heard about this earlier and it was such a set up of this Judge. DOJ needs to held accountable by this judge. Judges are finding new tools they have never had to use because DOJ is corrupt. This is a terribly dangerous place to put a Judge in and man they need the book thrown at them.

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@BettyShephard-h7u 2026-05-17

Trump and his Criminal Bullies are literally laughing at the courts and will continue until they see their friends going to jail. Seriously, pick a few and PUT THEIR ASSES IN PRISON. NO PARDONS

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@KingYeet-zj4yu 2026-05-17

Always a little kid having a fit because he got told no.!!

21 1 replies
@lauryd.coultas9144 2026-05-17

I want to know WHY people are seldom held in contempt of court? There's a lot of talk about it, why no follow through?

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