The Wisconsin Supreme Court has temporarily suspended Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, who has been accused of assisting a migrant evade immigration authorities.<\/p>\n
In a Tuesday order, the court said, “We conclude, on our own motion, that it is in the public interest that she be temporarily relieved of her official duties.”<\/p>\n
Last Friday, Dugan was arrested by federal authorities on charges linked to obstructing a proceeding and concealing<\/a> an individual prior to their arrest. Federal authorities have alleged that she had attempted to hinder President Trump\u2019s immigration agenda via helping a migrant in the country illegally<\/a> avoid arrest in her courtroom.<\/p>\n \u201cI can confirm that our @FBI agents just arrested Hannah Dugan \u2014 a county judge in Milwaukee \u2014 for allegedly helping an illegal alien avoid an arrest by @ICEgov,\u201d Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on the social platform X last Friday. \u201cNo one is above the law.\u201d<\/p>\n Craig Mastantuono, a lawyer for Dugan, said that she \u201cwholeheartedly regrets and protests her arrest\u201d during a hearing last week.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was not made in the interest of public safety,\u201d Mastantuono added.<\/p>\n Two weeks ago, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Mexican national Eduardo Flores-Ruiz was arrested following being due in Dugan\u2019s courtroom over three misdemeanor counts of battery connected to a fight with roommates.<\/p>\n When officials with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appeared at the courtroom earlier this month, they presented a warrant, but Dugan requested more information and also said they would need to talk with Milwaukee County Courts Chief Judge Carl Ashley before going through with an arrest, per court documents.<\/p>\n \u201cJudge Dugan became visibly angry, commented that the situation was \u2018absurd,\u2019 left the bench, and entered chambers. At the time, Flores-Ruiz was seated in the gallery of the courtroom,\u201d per an FBI affidavit.<\/p>\n Officers then went to discuss with Ashley, which is when Dugan allegedly told Flores-Ruiz and his attorneys to exit through a side door.<\/p>\n When reached for comment, Mastantuono\u2019s law firm said that they did not have further comment on the matter.<\/p>\n Updated at 3:38 p.m. EDT <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Wisconsin Supreme Court has temporarily suspended Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, who has been accused of assisting a migrant evade immigration authorities. In a Tuesday order, the court<\/p>\n