{"id":2523174,"date":"2025-12-19T08:02:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-reaches-verdict-in-case-of-judge-accused-of-helping-illegal-immigrant-evade-authorities\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T08:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:04:08","slug":"jury-reaches-verdict-in-case-of-judge-accused-of-helping-illegal-immigrant-evade-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-reaches-verdict-in-case-of-judge-accused-of-helping-illegal-immigrant-evade-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury reaches verdict in case of judge accused of helping illegal immigrant evade authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjury-reaches-verdict-in-case-of-judge-accused-of-helping-illegal-immigrant-evade-authorities%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2523174&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Wisconsin jury found Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of obstructing a proceeding before a U.S. department or agency.She was accused of helping an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-president-trump-issues-warning-swing-states-that-found-massive-voter-fraud-which-is-all-of-them-cannot-legally-certify-these-votes\/\" title=\"IT\u2019S HAPPENING: President Trump Issues Warning \u2013 Swing States that ... MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD, which is all of them, CANNOT LEGALLY CERTIFY these votes\">illegal immigrant<\/a>, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers by guiding him to a non-public exit while he was in her courthouse for battery charges. Dugan was acquitted of a lesser misdemeanor charge of concealing an individual from arrest. Her defense team maintains her innocence and plans to appeal teh conviction, emphasizing the need for public support for her defense fund. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >case attracted meaningful political attention<\/a>, with several Democratic leaders, including Senator Tammy Baldwin and governor Tony Evers, criticizing the arrest as politically motivated and an attack on judicial independence. Dugan faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, though no sentencing date has been set.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jury reaches verdict in case of judge accused of helping illegal immigrant evade authorities<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\">Wisconsin<\/a> jury found Milwaukee County Judge <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3918007\/judge-hannah-dugans-trial-for-illegal-immigrant-escape-case-begins-with-fbi-agent-on-the-stand\/\">Hannah Dugan<\/a> guilty on a federal charge of obstructing a proceeding before a U.S. department or agency on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dugan was accused of helping an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\">illegal immigrant<\/a>, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, avoid <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> officers in April 2025, while he was in her courthouse for battery charges. She was accused of guiding Flores-Ruiz to a non-public exit in the building in order to evade authorities while directing ICE officers to speak to the Chief Judge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3924496\/january-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-12-days\/\">January Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 12 days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3927050\/thune-trump-endorsement-power-protect-senate-majority\/\">Thune banks on Trump endorsement power to protect Senate majority&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3447813\/members-congress-leave-jobs-mostly-voluntarily\/\">These members of Congress will leave their jobs (mostly) voluntarily<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Dugan was also found not guilty on a lesser misdemeanor charge of &ldquo;concealing an individual from discovery and arrest,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisn.com\/article\/jury-reaches-verdict-in-trial-of-milwaukee-county-judge-dugan\/69810227\">reported<\/a> Wisconsin&rsquo;s WISN-12.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2449403\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dugan&rsquo;s legal representatives maintained her innocence and cited that her being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">found guilty<\/a> on only one charge instead of both is a reflection of her innocence, which they will continue to fight for in court.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While we are disappointed in today&rsquo;s outcome, the failure of the prosecution to secure convictions on both counts demonstrates the opportunity we have to clear Judge Dugan&rsquo;s name and show she did nothing wrong in this matter,&rdquo; Dugan&rsquo;s defense team <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisn.com\/article\/jury-reaches-verdict-in-trial-of-milwaukee-county-judge-dugan\/69810227\">said<\/a> in a prepared statement. &ldquo;We have planned for this potential outcome and our defense of Judge Dugan is just beginning. This trial required considerable resources to prepare for and public support for Judge Dugan&rsquo;s defense fund is critical as we prepare for the next phase of this defense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Dugan&rsquo;s case initially drew a lot of attention when it occurred. Many Democratic politicians loudly criticized Dugan&rsquo;s arrest at the time and blasted President Donald Trump for doing so, claiming it was an example of aggressive governance, political overreach, with some even stating it was an example of Trump acting like a king.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called Dugan&rsquo;s arrest &ldquo;gravely serious,&rdquo; &ldquo;lawless behavior,&rdquo; and asserted that &ldquo;we do not have kings in this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the United States, we have a system of checks and balances and separations of power for damn good reasons,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baldwin.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/senator-baldwin-statement-on-fbis-arrest-of-milwaukee-judge\">said<\/a> Baldwin in a statement on April 25, 2025. &ldquo;The President&rsquo;s administration arresting a sitting judge is a gravely serious and drastic move, and it threatens to breach those very separations of power.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Make no mistake, we do not have kings in this country and we are a Democracy governed by laws that everyone must abide by,&rdquo; Baldwin said. &ldquo;By relentlessly attacking the judicial system, flouting court orders, and arresting a sitting judge, this President is putting those basic Democratic values that Wisconsinites hold dear on the line. While details of this exact case remain minimal, this action fits into the deeply concerning pattern of this President&rsquo;s lawless behavior and undermining courts and Congress&rsquo;s checks on his power.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) at the time was also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WIGOV\/bulletins\/3ddac77\">critical of Dugan&rsquo;s arrest<\/a>, blasting Trump&rsquo;s actions and comments.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3918007\/judge-hannah-dugans-trial-for-illegal-immigrant-escape-case-begins-with-fbi-agent-on-the-stand\/\">JUDGE HANNAH DUGAN&rsquo;S TRIAL FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ESCAPE CASE BEGINS WITH FBI AGENT ON THE STAND<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In this country, people who are suspected of criminal wrongdoing are innocent until their guilt is proven beyond reasonable doubt and they are found guilty by a jury of their peers &mdash; this is the fundamental demand of justice in America,&rdquo; Evers said at the time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unfortunately, we have seen in recent months the president and the Trump Administration repeatedly use dangerous rhetoric to attack and attempt to undermine our judiciary at every level, including flat-out disobeying the highest court in the land and threatening to impeach and remove judges who do not rule in their favor,&rdquo; the Democratic governor added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The maximum penalty for Dugan is reportedly five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, according to reports. Dugan&rsquo;s lawyers said they would appeal the conviction. No sentencing date has been set at the present time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jury convicts judge of aiding illegal immigrant&#8217;s escape<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2523175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hanna-dugan.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[69094,53534,55815,45871],"class_list":["post-2523174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-evading-authorities","tag-illegal-immigrant-2","tag-judge-accused","tag-jury-verdict"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hanna-dugan.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2523174"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2523178,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523174\/revisions\/2523178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2523175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2523174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2523174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2523174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}