FBI arrests Wisconsin judge for allegedly obstructing ICE arrest at courthouse

IN OUR FAVOR. COMING UP IN WEATHERWATCH 12. I THANK YOU, MARK. THERE ARE QUESTIONS TONIGHT ASKING WHETHER A MILWAUKEE COUNTY JUDGE OBSTRUCTED JUSTICE BY SHIELDING A MAN FROM AN ICE ARREST AT THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED FRIDAY IN MISDEMEANOR COURT AND COULD MAKE THE JUDGE A TARGET OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION. NICK BOHR TONIGHT WITH THAT STORY. JUDGE HANNAH DUGGAN HAS BEEN ON THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY BENCH FOR NINE YEARS, BUT IS HERSELF UNDER SCRUTINY AFTER AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A MAN WANTED BY IMMIGRATION AGENTS OUTSIDE HER COURTROOM FRIDAY. ACCORDING TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCE, ICE AGENTS WERE WAITING OUTSIDE DUGGAN바카라 게임 웹사이트�S COURTROOM FOR A MAN MAKING A COURT APPEARANCE THERE. BUT DUGGAN IS ALLEGED TO HAVE SHIELDED HIM TO AVOID HIS ICE DETENTION. IN AN EMAIL TO OTHER JUDGES SHARED WITH 12 NEWS, CHIEF JUDGE CARL ASHLEY CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF ICE AGENTS FRIDAY, EXPLAINING THEY HAD A WARRANT AND WERE ASKED TO WAIT OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM. HOWEVER, ASHLEY SAID HE, QUOTE, HAD NO INFORMATION TO PROVIDE AS TO WHAT OCCURRED INSIDE JUDGE DUGGAN바카라 게임 웹사이트�S COURTROOM. I SPOKE WITH JUDGE DUGGAN OUTSIDE OF HER COURTROOM HERE THIS AFTERNOON. SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE DID NOT WISH TO COMMENT AT THIS TIME, BUT THERE IS A SIGN TAPED TO HER COURTROOM DOOR THAT PREDATES THE FRIDAY INCIDENT, BUT SEEMS TO REFERENCE SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES. THE SIGN URGES ANY PERSON WHO, QUOTE, FEELS UNSAFE COMING TO THE COURTHOUSE TO CONTACT JUDGE DUGGAN바카라 게임 웹사이트�S CLARK TO REQUEST A REMOTE HEARING VIA ZOOM. IT STATED FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE FRIDAY INCIDENT. AN ICE SPOKESPERSON TOLD 12 NEWS TUESDAY MORNING THEY WOULD NOT CONFIRM THE INCIDENT. THEY ALSO WOULDN바카라 게임 웹사이트�T SAY WHETHER THE MAN IN QUESTION WAS ULTIMATELY DETAINED BY ICE AT THE MILWAUKE

FBI agents arrested Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan on charges of obstruction after she allegedly interfered with a federal immigration arrest operation.FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest on social media, stating Judge Dugan misdirected agents from detaining Eduardo Flores Ruiz, an undocumented migrant, after a court appearance April 18.Dugan, a county circuit court judge, was arrested by the FBI Friday morning at the county courthouse in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Dugan was charged with two federal crimes before federal Judge Stephen Dries. The first count is concealing a person from discovery and arrest, and the second is obstruction of federal government proceedings. If convicted, the charges could result in a maximum penalty of six years in prison.Her attorney, Craig Mastantuono, said in court, "Judge Dugan wholeheartedly protests the arrest and believes it was not made in the interests of public safety."The judge ordered her released on her recognizance.According to court documents, Ruiz was set to appear in court on April 18 before Dugan for a pretrial conference in a case where he had been charged with three misdemeanor counts of battery/domestic abuse on March 12.The complaint alleges that Dugan sought to help Flores-Ruiz evade arrest by federal officers from an ICE task force.Ruiz managed to evade initial detention but was later apprehended after a foot pursuit, court records show. Federal agents claim the judge바카라 게임 웹사이트�s obstruction increased public safety risks.READ THE FEDERAL COMPLAINT AGAINST JUDGE DUGANA day before her arrest, outside Judge Dugan's courtroom, she declined to comment on the incident or the ongoing investigation. A single-page white sign was visibly posted on the courtroom door.The sign, dated April 14, 2025, advises anyone who "feels unsafe coming to the courthouse" to reach out to Judge Dugan's clerk to request a remote Zoom hearing.Judge Dugan has been on the bench for nine years, and the incident has drawn scrutiny and prompted an investigation.

MILWAUKEE —

FBI agents arrested Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan on charges of obstruction after she allegedly interfered with a federal immigration arrest operation.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest on social media, stating Judge Dugan misdirected agents from detaining Eduardo Flores Ruiz, an undocumented migrant, after a court appearance April 18.

Dugan, a county circuit court judge, was arrested by the FBI Friday morning at the county courthouse in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Dugan was charged with two federal crimes before federal Judge Stephen Dries. The first count is concealing a person from discovery and arrest, and the second is obstruction of federal government proceedings. If convicted, the charges could result in a maximum penalty of six years in prison.

Her attorney, Craig Mastantuono, said in court, "Judge Dugan wholeheartedly protests the arrest and believes it was not made in the interests of public safety."

The judge ordered her released on her recognizance.

According to court documents, Ruiz was set to appear in court on April 18 before Dugan for a pretrial conference in a case where he had been charged with three misdemeanor counts of battery/domestic abuse on March 12.

The complaint alleges that Dugan sought to help Flores-Ruiz evade arrest by federal officers from an ICE task force.

Ruiz managed to evade initial detention but was later apprehended after a foot pursuit, court records show. Federal agents claim the judge바카라 게임 웹사이트�s obstruction increased public safety risks.

A day before her arrest, outside Judge Dugan's courtroom, she declined to comment on the incident or the ongoing investigation. A single-page white sign was visibly posted on the courtroom door.

The sign, dated April 14, 2025, advises anyone who "feels unsafe coming to the courthouse" to reach out to Judge Dugan's clerk to request a remote Zoom hearing.

Judge Dugan has been on the bench for nine years, and the incident has drawn scrutiny and prompted an investigation.

FBI arrests Wisconsin judge for allegedly obstructing ICE arrest at courthouse

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