US EditionWisconsin Judge Accused of Helping Man Evade ICE Arrest Loses a Bid to Drop Charges
Judge Hannah Dugan faces up to six years and a $350,000 fine for allegedly helping Eduardo Flores-Ruiz evade arrest by immigration agents, highlighting federal-state tensions.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman rejected Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan's motion to dismiss, allowing the federal case against her to proceed after her April arrest and May indictment.
- Prosecutors say on April 18 Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan escorted Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, previously deported, out a courthouse back door after learning U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were present, leading to his arrest.
- Charged with a misdemeanor and a felony, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan faces concealing an individual and obstruction counts with potential penalties of up to six years in prison and about $350,000 in fines.
- U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman wrote there is no firmly established judicial immunity barring prosecution, and his decision may be appealed to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- The case mirrors an earlier prosecution from the first Trump administration involving a judge accused of helping a man exit a courthouse back door, and Democrats argue it aims to make a national example of dissenting judges.
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Federal judge rejects Milwaukee judge's immunity claim in ICE obstruction case
A U.S. District judge on Tuesday rejected Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan’s request to dismiss allegations that she helped an undocumented immigrant evade federal authorities earlier this year.Dugan was arrested in April after allegedly helping Eduardo Flores-Ruiz avoid plainclothes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who were trying to serve him a warrant.Her attorneys argued she is entitled to judicial immunity for her officia…
Wisconsin judge accused of helping man evade ICE arrest loses bid to drop charges
A Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade arrest by U.S. immigration agents lost an attempt Tuesday to throw out the Trump administration's case against her, although there's still another chance to appeal.
Judge hit with felony for helping migrant loses dismissal attempt
A federal judge has refused to stop the criminal case against Judge Hannah Dugan, a Wisconsin judge who allowed an undocumented immigrant and his lawyer to use a jury door to leave the courtroom rather than the courtroom door. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were waiting outside the court...
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Federal judge allows case against Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan to proceed
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