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dalton99a

(91,864 posts)
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:10 AM Apr 2025

Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI for allegedly helping undocumented immigrant 'evade arrest'

https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-hannah-dugan-arrested-fbi-allegedly-helping-undocumented/story?id=121161497

Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by FBI for allegedly helping undocumented immigrant 'evade arrest'
Hannah Dugan was alleged to have helped Eduardo Flores Ruiz.
By Luke Barr
April 25, 2025, 9:41 AM

A Milwaukee County circuit judge has been arrested by the FBI over allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant "evade arrest," according to FBI Director Kash Patel.

Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on obstruction charges, according to Patel.

"The FBI arrested Judge Hannah Dugan out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on charges of obstruction -- after evidence of Judge Dugan obstructing an immigration arrest operation last week," he posted. "We believe Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse, Eduardo Flores Ruiz, allowing the subject -- an illegal alien -- to evade arrest."

Flores Ruiz was still arrested a short time later.

"Thankfully our agents chased down the perp on foot and he’s been in custody since, but the Judge’s obstruction created increased danger to the public," Patel said.

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Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI for allegedly helping undocumented immigrant 'evade arrest' (Original Post) dalton99a Apr 2025 OP
Whole lotta headline, no real information. yagotme Apr 2025 #1
That will make those Judges think twice! kentuck Apr 2025 #2
+1 dalton99a Apr 2025 #4
Even if it doesn't hold up, it's a definite act of intimidation against the judiciary. RoeVWade Apr 2025 #3
When the story fleshes out, it will be interesting to see if ICE had a judicial arrest warrant. Snarkoleptic Apr 2025 #5
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2025 #6
... Solly Mack Apr 2025 #7
Things like this don't happen in a vacuum. This is part of a coordinated assault and intimidation campaign against tritsofme Apr 2025 #8
The FBI found a federal judge to sign an arrest warrant of another judge WSHazel Apr 2025 #9

yagotme

(4,129 posts)
1. Whole lotta headline, no real information.
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:13 AM
Apr 2025

For those about to click, what you see in the OP, is what you get.

Snarkoleptic

(6,211 posts)
5. When the story fleshes out, it will be interesting to see if ICE had a judicial arrest warrant.
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:22 AM
Apr 2025

They often do not have one, but are essentially kidnapping people off the streets.

Either way, this is an huge overreach by trumpco.

Response to dalton99a (Original post)

tritsofme

(19,766 posts)
8. Things like this don't happen in a vacuum. This is part of a coordinated assault and intimidation campaign against
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:35 AM
Apr 2025

the judiciary.

WSHazel

(628 posts)
9. The FBI found a federal judge to sign an arrest warrant of another judge
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:37 AM
Apr 2025

so there may be something to this story. Hard to tell.

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