US EditionWisconsin judge pleads not guilty to helping a man evade federal immigration agents
- On Thursday, Hannah Dugan, a circuit judge from Milwaukee County, entered a not guilty plea to allegations that she assisted an undocumented immigrant in evading U.S. immigration agents within her courthouse on April 18.
- The charges arise from prosecutors’ allegations that Dugan led Eduardo Flores-Ruiz and his attorney out a back exit to avoid his apprehension by ICE agents who were attempting to detain him for illegal reentry.
- Dugan was suspended last week by the state Supreme Court to preserve public confidence, and Flores-Ruiz was free on bond for a March abuse case when federal agents detained him after a courthouse foot chase.
- Her lead lawyer Steven Biskupic expects a one-week trial starting July 21, and attorneys have filed a motion to dismiss claiming she acted within her official judicial capacity and is immune.
- The case has intensified disputes over immigration enforcement, drawing demonstrators demanding dismissal and highlighting allegations of federal overreach against state sovereignty and the judiciary.
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A Wisconsin judge pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges that she helped an undocumented immigrant facing misdemeanor battery charges slip out of her courtroom to evade immigration authorities. Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan denies any wrongdoing and is asking for her case to be thrown out.Bringing criminal charges in a case like this is extremely rare, but a similar case has been unfolding in Massachusetts for more than seven years…
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