US EditionImmigrant pleads guilty to being in US illegally after judge allegedly helped him evade agents
Eduardo Flores-Ruiz admitted illegal reentry after deportation and faces up to two years in prison; Judge Hannah Dugan faces obstruction charges for allegedly aiding his evasion.
- Eduardo Flores-Ruiz entered a guilty plea Thursday in federal court in Milwaukee to being in the U.S. illegally.
- Earlier this year, authorities say Eduardo Flores-Ruiz reentered after deportation and faced a March misdemeanor domestic battery charge in Milwaukee County.
- According to an FBI affidavit, courthouse staff and witnesses described Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan allegedly escorting Flores-Ruiz through a restricted courtroom door on April 18.
- Dugan was suspended by the state Supreme Court and faces trial in December; Flores-Ruiz faces up to two years in prison and is set to stand trial on Oct. 13.
- Dugan's arrest intensified a clash between President Donald Trump's administration and local authorities; Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan contends she acted in her official capacity and claims judicial immunity as she faces prosecution.
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Immigrant pleads guilty to being in US illegally after judge allegedly helped him evade agents
An immigrant who was arrested after a Milwaukee judge allegedly helped him evade federal agents has pleaded guilty to being in the U.S. illegally.
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Immigrant pleads guilty to being in US illegally after judge allegedly helped him evade agents - KFIZ News-Talk 1450 AM
An immigrant who allegedly evaded federal agents with the help of a Milwaukee County judge pleaded guilty Thursday to being in the U.S. illegally. Federal prosecutors charged Eduardo Flores-Ruiz in April with reentering the country illegally after being deported. He faces up to two years in prison when he’s sentenced and agreed to be deported whenever he is released, according to a summary of the plea deal he reached with prosecutors. Online cou…
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