- Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan faced sentencing for felony obstruction after being convicted of helping a Mexican defendant, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) agents at the Milwaukee County courthouse.
- The incident involved Dugan confronting ICE agents, directing them away, and then leading Flores-Ruiz and his attorney out a private jury door, though agents subsequently arrested him after a foot chase.
- Dugan, who resigned her Milwaukee County circuit judgeship in January amid threats of impeachment, faces a potential sentence of up to five years in prison, with federal guidelines suggesting 15 to 21 months.
- Prosecutors argued Dugan violated her judicial oath and endangered the public, advocating for a "serious sentence," while her attorneys contended she had already been sufficiently punished and should not receive additional jail time.
- This case marked the first instance of a state judge in Wisconsin going to trial for obstructing immigration agents, and Dugan's attorneys have stated their intention to appeal the conviction regardless of the sentence.
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Judge who helped immigrant evade ICE faces prison in Trump-era showdown
