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Oregon Judge Accused Of Helping Illegal Immigrant Escape From ICE Agents

Hank Berrien

An Oregon judge who works as a court referee is accused of helping an illegal immigrant from Mexico escape from her courtroom as immigration officials waited to arrest him and possibly deport him.

Judge Monica Herranz was hearing the case of Diddier Pacheco Salazar, 22, on January 27 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Salazar was in court regarding a DUI he had been charged with on January 1.

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