Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan Fined $5,000, Avoids Prison
A federal judge cited her law-abiding life and imposed a $5,000 fine after her felony obstruction conviction.
- On Wednesday, former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared prison for obstructing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, with U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman imposing a $5,000 fine instead.
- Dugan ushered defendant Eduardo Flores-Ruiz out of her Milwaukee County courtroom on April 18, 2025, to evade ICE agents, though he was arrested outside the courthouse and later deported.
- Prosecutors argued Dugan violated her oath and deserved a "serious sentence," while Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany urged authorities to "lock her up" following her December conviction.
- Dugan's attorneys argued she has been "punished enough," and Two Marquette University law professors testified on her behalf, describing her as a dedicated public servant.
- Judge Adelman called her conduct "a few minutes" from an otherwise law-abiding life; Dugan plans to appeal, claiming her prosecution threatened "the independence of our judiciary.
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The Democrat-nominated judge who helped an illegal migrant escape from her Wisconsin courtroom has been given a wet-kiss penalty by a judge who used to be a top Democratic politician in the state. District Judge Lynn Adelman fined Judge Hannah Dugan just $5,000 as he excused her April 2025 crime: “An otherwise good person, upset…
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wbap.comFormer Wisconsin Judge Avoids Prison After Conviction For Obstructing ICE Arrest
Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was sentenced Wednesday to pay a $5,000 fine and avoided prison after being convicted of felony obstruction for helping a Mexican defendant leave her courtroom through a private jury room door while U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempted to arrest him. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman declined to impose prison time, describing the case as one in which “an otherwise good person,” upset by the…
'Punishment should fit the offender…': Ex-Judge fined $5,000 for blocking ICE arrest, no jail time
A former Wisconsin judge was sentenced to no prison time and fined $5,000 on Wednesday (July 8) after a jury found she obstructed a planned immigration arrest outside her courtroom, in a case that became a flashpoint over the Trump administration's use of courthouses to detain migrants. Hannah Dugan, 67, a former Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge, drew national attention as President Donald Trump's administration sought to deter interference …
Former Wisconsin judge to be sentenced for obstructing arrest of Mexican immigrant
A former Wisconsin judge will soon learn her sentence for felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers. Hannah Dugan resigned her Milwaukee County circuit judgeship after her conviction in December amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers.…
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