Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested Friday by agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to CNN. Dugan is reportedly facing two charges for obstruction and concealing a person from arrest after she allegedly helped an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest in her courtroom.
FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest in a now-deleted social media post.
“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,” Patel’s post read according to CNN. “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.”
The arrest stems from an incident last week at the Milwaukee County Circuit Court. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrived at the court and presented a warrant for the arrest of Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, who was due to appear in court. Court officials told the agents to wait until after the court hearing had ended before arresting Flores-Ruiz.
Court documents claim that Flores-Ruiz learned that ICE was there to arrest him and allegedly fled from the building before eventually being captured. He is currently being held in relation to that case.
Dugan has not been formally charged, but is expected to appear before a federal judge in the Eastern District of Wisconsin Friday.
