U.S. officials arrested a Wisconsin judge on Friday and charged her with helping a man evade immigration authorities in what appeared to be a dispute between the Trump administration and local officials over immigration enforcement.
In a criminal complaint, the DOJ said Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit judge, refused to turn over the man after immigration agents showed up to arrest him in her courtroom on April 18, and that she tried to help him evade arrest by allowing him to exit through a jury door. Read more.
The arrest comes as the DOJ has directed federal prosecutors to pursue criminal cases against local government officials who interfere with the administration's immigration crackdown. Such resistance was widespread during Trump's first 2017-2021 term in office.
