Federal Grand Jury Indicts Wisconsin Judge Accused of Helping Illegal Immigrant Evade ICE

She was arrested in April by the FBI.

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 13, after being arrested and accused of helping an illegal immigrant evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last month.

Her indictment comes after she was arrested by the FBI on April 25 and subsequently suspended from her duties as a judge by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

A reserve judge has been working in her stead.

The grand jury reviewed the charges brought forth in a complaint, as a check on the prosecutorโ€™s power, and determined that enough probable cause existed to continue the case.

Dugan faces one count of โ€œobstructing or impeding a proceeding before a department or agency,โ€ and another of โ€œconcealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest.โ€

She could face up to six years in prison if convicted of both counts.

Her next court appearance was previously scheduled for May 15, and she could face more disciplinary actions against her license to practice law.

According to her defense attorneys, she maintains her innocence and expects to be vindicated in court.

She was assigned to preside over a hearing for Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a Mexican national who was charged with domestic violence, on April 18. Flores-Ruiz had previously been deported in 2013, and there was no evidence that he reentered the country legally.

The FBI agents and deportation officers planned to arrest Flores-Ruiz after the hearing.

However, according to the affidavit, witnesses said Dugan appeared โ€œvisibly upset and had a confrontational, angry demeanor,โ€ upon learning of the arrest partyโ€™s arrival.

They alleged that Dugan โ€œescortedโ€ Flores Ruiz and his lawyer โ€œout of the courtroom through the โ€˜jury door,โ€™ which leads to a nonpublic area of the courthouse,โ€ after she โ€œorderedโ€ the team of FBI and deportation officials to go to the chief judgeโ€™s office. The jury door is normally used by defendants only if they are in the custody of deputies.

Another officer, according to the affidavit, noticed Flores-Ruiz and his lawyer on an elevator and alerted the arrest team.

Flores-Ruiz was apprehended after a foot chase outside the courthouse.

FBI director Kash Patel said investigators believe Dugan โ€œintentionally misdirected federal agentsโ€ away from Flores-Ruiz, as officers were preparing to arrest him in the courthouse where the judge works.

By T.J. Muscaro

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