A Massachusetts judge who was federally charged with helping a migrant evade ICE arrest should receive a public reprimand, according to a hearing officer who found that she was unaware of the escape plan.

In a 117-page report released Thursday by the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct, state hearing officer Denis J. McInerney recommended a public reprimand for Newton Judge Shelley Joseph, finding she didn’t authorize a defendant’s April 2018 evasion from ICE, but created an appearance of impropriety in the case.

The man’s lawyer admitted that the escape plan was his idea, but stated that Joseph was on board with the scheme. However, in his report, McInerney said he found insufficient evidence to support the allegation, writing, “I find that Judge Joseph did not know about —

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