US EditionTrial set to begin for Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant evade federal authorities
Judge Hannah Dugan faces obstruction charges for allegedly directing immigration agents away and helping an undocumented immigrant evade arrest in a Milwaukee courthouse in April.
- Monday, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan went on trial as federal prosecutors opened their case on obstruction and concealment charges, with the government’s first witnesses expected.
- Agents traveled to the courthouse on April 18 to arrest Eduardo Flores-Ruiz after a March battery charge, but the courtroom deputy told agents to wait; prosecutors allege Dugan then escorted Flores-Ruiz out a back jury door and agents arrested him after a foot chase.
- Prosecutors expect their presentation to continue through Thursday with roughly two dozen witnesses lined up, and Dugan faces up to six years in prison if convicted on both counts.
- Dugan argues she was following courthouse protocols and has sought immunity, but Adelman previously ruled no firm immunity exists, and the Wisconsin state Supreme Court suspended her.
- The case has drawn sharp political reactions, with the administration labeling Dugan an activist judge; Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany urged `lock her up` Tuesday, while Democratic critics say President Donald Trump seeks to make an example of her.
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Fellow Judge Delivers Blow to the Defense of Hannah Dugan
The trial of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan began this week. Yesterday, the defense was delivered a blow from the testimony of the judge, who Dugan enlisted to confront ICE officers seeking to arrest an illegal alien in the courthouse. Judge Kristela Cervera testified that she was pulled into the dispute by Dugan, who she said admitted that she was trying to help Eduardo Flores-Ruiz as he evaded officers. Many of us were wondering who the s…
Will Incompetent Clown DOJ Convict Milwaukee Judge For 'Obstruction' Of ICE Nazis?
Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan and her favorite Midwestern lawyer. Photo via Dugan’s campaign Facebook page. The federal trial got underway yesterday in the Trump administration’s effort to destroy the Milwaukee County judge who stood up to ICE deportation stormtroopers who were trying to nab a criminal defendant at a hearing in her courtroom. Judge Hannah Dugan faces a felony charge of “obstruction of a federal agency” and a misdemeanor co…
Milwaukee judge's trial for aiding an illegal immigrant escape begins
The trial of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan over charges she helped an illegal immigrant evade arrest by federal immigration officers began with federal prosecutors showing the jury audio of her claiming she would “get the heat” for her alleged actions. Dugan is facing two obstruction charges in federal court over her actions in April, when she allegedly allowed Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an illegal immigrant who appeared before her court…
Trial Begins for Wisconsin Activist Judge Accused of Helping Illegal Alien Evade ICE Arrest
The federal trial of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan begins today, as prosecutors allege she helped an illegal alien escape arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this year. The post Trial Begins for Wisconsin Activist Judge Accused of Helping Illegal Alien Evade ICE Arrest appeared first on Slay News.
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