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Judge Sends Lawyer to Committee, Re-Detains Detainee Over Murder Warrant

5/8/2026

Summary

Story summary

District Judge Melissa DuBose referred Attorney Kevin Bolan to a committee for failing to disclose a Dominican Republic murder warrant, ordered immigration detainee Bryan Rafael Gomez re-detained and set a bond hearing within seven days, and warned a Department of Homeland Security press release labeling her an activist could result in contempt sanctions.
Kevin Bolan apologized, saying Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials told not to reveal Dominican Republic warrant.

History

Historical Context

In 1996 President Bill Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, effective April 1 1997, granting the Attorney General authority to detain aliens and allocating $1.5 billion to the INS. The law created mandatory detention and, after ICE’s 2003 formation, administrative warrants still used today. Judge Melissa DuBose’s contempt warning to DHS reflects that legacy as ICE agents conceal foreign detainers.

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Story summary

District Judge Melissa DuBose referred Attorney Kevin Bolan to a committee for failing to disclose a Dominican Republic murder warrant, ordered immigration detainee Bryan Rafael Gomez re-detained and set a bond hearing within seven days, and warned a Department of Homeland Security press release labeling her an activist could result in contempt sanctions.
Kevin Bolan apologized, saying Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials told not to reveal Dominican Republic warrant.

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