Milwaukee Judge indicted for Aiding Immigrant's Escape from ICE Custody

[Chomper Higgot]

There’s ’poetry’ in Dugan’s motion to dismiss:

 

https://www.newsweek.com/judge-cites-trump-supreme-court-immunity-ruling-bid-dismiss-ice-case-2072333

[KhunLA]

22 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Ice was not in possession of a judicial warrant, so they were not allowed in the courtroom. Nothing at all to do with courtesy.

The accused walked away via the hallway, the same hallway where the agents were waiting.

 

This whole charade is an attempt to influence the judicial.

That is different from reports the judge instructed, even escorted, the criminal & lawyer to exit through a jury door to avoid arrest.

 

Unless you are implying the FBI falsified her arrest statement.   Or even sillier, ICE let them walk out the front door while walking past them

 

From 'left leaning' NYT ...

 

[frank83628]

12 hours ago, mogandave said:

It’s always “no one is above the law”, until it’s a leftist breaks a law to defy Trump, then they are a hero.

Exactly that, luckily these days people can make clips like this below highlighting their hypocrisy and double standards.

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1G1pG2fmxo/

[Paul Henry]

Undocumented does not mean illegal.It means no paper work.An asylum seeker is classied as undocumented until his/her claim has been heard by an immigration judge.They are not illegal!

[KhunLA]

11 minutes ago, Paul Henry said:

Undocumented does not mean illegal.It means no paper work.An asylum seeker is classied as undocumented until his/her claim has been heard by an immigration judge.They are not illegal!

 

No, as that depends where they enter.   If entering at a legal immigration point vs getting caught entering illegally.

 

11 hours ago, KhunLA said:

correct, and exactly how Ms Google defines it also ...

 

... "In the context of immigration, "undocumented immigrant" and "illegal alien" are essentially used interchangeably to describe individuals who are not legally authorized to reside in the United States. 

 

Undocumented Immigrant:  This term refers to individuals living in the U.S. without valid visas or immigration documents, meaning they lack legal immigration status" ...

 

They are criminals.  As soon as the cross the border without going through normal check point, they are criminals.  They may get deported immediately, or released with a court date, to have their case heard.

 

Don't show up for that court date and a warrant is issued for your arrest.  Or in this case, commit a crime and don't show for that court date (jump bail) and a warrant is issued, and or deportation order.

 

[stevenl]

54 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

That is different from reports the judge instructed, even escorted, the criminal & lawyer to exit through a jury door to avoid arrest.

 

Unless you are implying the FBI falsified her arrest statement.   Or even sillier, ICE let them walk out the front door while walking past them

 

From 'left leaning' NYT ...

 

That non public area of the courthouse leads to the hallway where the agents were.

[hotsun]

On 5/16/2025 at 4:08 AM, Social Media said:

 

Milwaukee Judge Faces Federal Charges for Aiding Immigrant's Escape from ICE Custody

 

Judge Hannah Dugan of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court has been indicted by a federal grand jury and now faces up to six years in prison on charges that she helped an undocumented immigrant evade arrest by federal immigration authorities. The indictment, handed down Tuesday, accuses Dugan of concealing a person from arrest and obstructing justice under federal statutes 18 U.S.C. Section 1071 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1505.

 

Dugan, who was arrested by FBI agents in April, is alleged to have knowingly assisted Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an undocumented Mexican national, in avoiding detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Flores-Ruiz was appearing in Dugan’s courtroom on three misdemeanor battery charges at the time. According to the federal indictment, Dugan told ICE officers they required a warrant to enter her courtroom and directed them to the chief judge’s office. The indictment further alleges that she then personally escorted Flores-Ruiz out of the courthouse through a side exit, effectively helping him evade arrest.

 

The charges have triggered a heated legal and political battle. Dugan’s legal team filed a motion to dismiss the case on Wednesday, arguing that the judge was acting within her official capacity and is entitled to judicial immunity. “The government cannot prosecute Judge Dugan because she is entitled to judicial immunity for her official acts,” her attorneys stated. “The government has no basis in law to prosecute her.”

 

If convicted on both counts, Dugan could face a maximum sentence of six years behind bars and fines totaling up to $350,000. She is expected to appear in court Thursday, where she will enter a plea of not guilty. “Judge Hannah C. Dugan has committed herself to the rule of law and the principles of due process for her entire career as a lawyer and a judge,” her legal team said in a statement Tuesday. “She asserts her innocence and looks forward to being vindicated in court.”

 

Dugan’s arrest has drawn national attention and ignited fierce criticism from officials aligned with the Trump administration, which has taken a hardline stance on immigration enforcement. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem weighed in Tuesday night, saying, “She will be held accountable for that. That was a great decision, coming forward, to recognize that nobody can facilitate breaking the law. We shouldn’t be able to allow that in this country, and we need to make sure that even judges are held accountable for their actions.”

 

At the same time, the case has drawn support for Dugan from prominent members of the legal community. Her defense team includes former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement, a high-profile litigator who has argued over 100 cases before the Supreme Court and was once on Donald Trump’s shortlist for the Supreme Court. Clement joins a formidable legal lineup that includes Steve Biskupic, a former U.S. Attorney appointed by President George W. Bush, as well as Craig Mastantuono of Mastantuono Coffee & Thomas, and Jason Luczak and Nicole Masnica of Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown.

 

With the case heading to court and political tempers flaring, the legal proceedings promise to be as much a referendum on the boundaries of judicial discretion as on the broader national debate over immigration enforcement.

 

 

Related Topic: 

Wisconsin Judge Faces Federal Charges After Allegedly Aiding Immigration Suspect

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from NYP  2025-05-16

 

 

Another case of FAFO. This is the United States of Trump. America haters can go to canada

[cjinchiangrai]

It has already been dismissed. Find something else to have a tantrum over, like Boeing leaving the US.

[KhunLA]

So back to 'law don't apply to everyone' ... definitely something wrong with a system that makes laws, that doing apply to the law makers or enforcers of.

 

UP THE REVOLUTION 

[SLOWHAND225]

9 minutes ago, cjinchiangrai said:

It has already been dismissed. Find something else to have a tantrum over, like Boeing leaving the US.

So what. The loss isn't what you think it is at all.  Their absence will make it much easier for other manufactures to step in and fill the void. Americans will be better off  not having to deal with their BS. Their quality has gone to the dogs over the last 20yrs.
As for buying big planes, LM can and would do it.  Others will step in, don't be shocked when Musk starts a plane business. He's talked about it for quite awhile 

[cjinchiangrai]

2 minutes ago, SLOWHAND225 said:

So what. The loss isn't what you think it is at all.  Their absence will make it much easier for other manufactures to step in and fill the void. Americans will be better off  not having to deal with their BS. Their quality has gone to the dogs over the last 20yrs.
As for buying big planes, LM can and would do it.  Others will step in, don't be shocked when Musk starts a plane business. He's talked about it for quite awhile 

Why would Musk put a factory in the US?

[Smokin Joe]

17 minutes ago, cjinchiangrai said:

It has already been dismissed. Find something else to have a tantrum over, like Boeing leaving the US.

 

I can't find any news site that says it has been dismissed.

 

Did you just make that up for a bit of fun?

[thesetat]

2 hours ago, stevenl said:

Ice was not in possession of a judicial warrant, so they were not allowed in the courtroom. Nothing at all to do with courtesy.

The accused walked away via the hallway, the same hallway where the agents were waiting.

 

This whole charade is an attempt to influence the judicial.

You do not even know what you are talking about. The initial story was that the criminal was led through the back  doorway reserved for jurists and the judge and staff. Those people do not enter and leave through the hallway in a courthouse. I am curious why you would twist the story to your own narrative and spread lies though. 

[KhunLA]

30 minutes ago, Smokin Joe said:

 

I can't find any news site that says it has been dismissed.

 

Did you just make that up for a bit of fun?

Simply motion filed to dismiss.    That would be sad if approved.  

 

A system that makes laws, that don't apply to the law makers or enforcers of.

[stevenl]

58 minutes ago, thesetat said:

You do not even know what you are talking about. The initial story was that the criminal was led through the back  doorway reserved for jurists and the judge and staff. Those people do not enter and leave through the hallway in a courthouse. I am curious why you would twist the story to your own narrative and spread lies though. 

You're showing your lack of knowledge. Just as you did when you claimed ICE showed courtesy by not entering the courtroom.

[SLOWHAND225]

2 hours ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Why would Musk put a factory in the US?

I never said he was but, why wouldn't he ?

[cjinchiangrai]

17 minutes ago, SLOWHAND225 said:

I never said he was but, why wouldn't he ?

Too expensive to staff. Too many tariffs. Unstable government. The list is long.