Wisconsin high court suspends Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities
- On April 29, 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended Judge Hannah Dugan of Milwaukee County following her arrest by the FBI at the county courthouse.
- Federal authorities charged Dugan with concealing a man from immigration agents and obstructing a proceeding after she allegedly helped him evade ICE arrest.
- Dugan escorted Eduardo Flores-Ruiz and his lawyer through a jury door to avoid ICE agents who were seeking to arrest him inside the courthouse.
- The court cited its constitutional authority and emphasized public interest when issuing a two-page suspension order effective immediately until further notice.
- The suspension and arrest sparked statewide protests and political responses, including accusations of judicial intimidation and calls for related resignations.
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Wisconsin Judge’s Arrest Couldn’t Have Happened in Washington
Whether or not Dugan did what she’s accused of, there’s precedent for judges acting in this way. And, no, Attorney General Pam Bondi, this is not “radical leftist judges” standing in the way of Trump’s agenda. These behaviors are a reaction to ICE’s continued presence in US courtrooms causing a chilling effect on the legal system and making it harder for courts to do their job. Washington, still a bastion of sanity in some arenas, tackled this g…
Wisconsin Supreme Court 'temporarily relieves' Milwaukee Judge...
Dugan accused of shielding illegal immigrant from ICE agents The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an administrative order on Tuesday calling for Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan to be "temporarily relieved of her official duties." Dugan was arrested and charged with obstruction of an official proceeding on Friday after evidence came to light that she had shielded an illegal immigrant from federal agents, according to a criminal complaint…
Judges Who Break Federal Law Can And Should Be Prosecuted - Overpasses For America
Credit: (Screenshot), FOX6 News Milwaukee, via YouTubeCredit: (Screenshot), FOX6 News Milwaukee, via YouTube As the old saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. How else can you make sense of or explain how two unrelated state court judges, 1,072 miles (Massachusetts and Wisconsin) and seven years apart, broke federal law by actively assisting an illegal alien evade capture by federal agents who had all of the necessary immigr…
Arresting a Judge? About Time Or a Mistake by the FED ~ VIDEO
Opinion Judge Andrew P. Napolitano Last week the FBI arrested a Wisconsin state judge as she was walking into the courthouse where she works. The feds had alerted the media — but not the judge — to this event, and they arrived and recorded the arrest. The standard and preferred practice when arresting a nonviolent person who is a public official with deep roots in the community is to invite the person to surrender with counsel. Instead, without …
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