You can’t make this stuff up…
According to sources, a federal immigration judge, Timothy Daniel Japhet, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly smuggling human beings across the southern border.
Currently, Japhet claims that no indictment has been handed down. He was arrested with four other men, presumably, men he allegedly intended to smuggle, and has been charged with human smuggling by the Kinney County authorities.
Japhet is still licensed to practice law as an attorney…
TX: A licensed Texas attorney and Federally appointed immigration magistrate arrested in Kinney County for human smuggling and resisting arrest— according to Constable Jimmy Fullen. @CBP @TxDPS pic.twitter.com/AfyUb17lcC
— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) August 21, 2022
AN IMMIGRATION JUDGE WAS JUST ARRESTED AT THE BORDER FOR HUMAN SMUGGLING
“This is some Saul Goodman stuff!” pic.twitter.com/JdyzPHwOrb
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) August 23, 2022
The Post Millennial reports:
According to Galveston County Constable Jimmy Fullen, Timothy Daniel Japhet was arrested and charged for the “smuggling of a human and resisting arrest” in Kinney County, TX.
Fullen made the announcement on his Facebook page, along with pictures of Japhet and the four men he was accused of smuggling across the US-Mexico border.
Yup…"TRUST FEDERAL MAGISTRATES "..because they're the "good-honest" ones…..Fuck me.
'Why Was Timothy Daniel Japhet Arrested? Charges Over Illegal Entry Of Immigrants And Magistrate' https://t.co/08h7N8fGLz
— Dale D. (@dupontcowboy) August 21, 2022
Timothy Daniel Japhet — who goes by the name "Dan," according to the State Bar of Texas — was arrested on August 13 for 4 cases of human smuggling. He was then taken into custody and spent six days in jail. He is now out on $40,000 bond https://t.co/kUsJUeGKF6
— Vera Eyzendooren (@AlwaysRightUSA) August 22, 2022
The Blaze had Japhet’s response to the arrest:
Japhet told reporters that he has not been indicted and that he expects the case to be dropped.
He also denied Fuller’s assertion that he is a “Federally appointed immigration magistrate.”
He stated that he practices immigration law only as it pertains to those who own property in Mexico.
His bio on the state bar website does not mention anything about immigration law.
