A municipal judge in Lone Tree this summer improperly warned a defendant that the court would report him to federal immigration authorities — an unusual act that has drawn condemnation from immigrant rights groups and defense attorneys. On July 18, Judge Lou Gresh was advising an individual accused of shoplifting when he said that “we report all illegal immigrants to ICE for deportation, as shoplifting is a deportable offense under federal law,” according to court recordings reviewed by The Denver Post. Michelle Ahronovitz, a defense attorney in the courtroom that day, said she looked around, unsure whether she had heard the judge correctly.