{"id":2523560,"date":"2025-12-20T10:50:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-faces-justice-for-helping-illegal-escape-from-ice-convicted-of-felony-charge\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T10:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:51:22","slug":"judge-faces-justice-for-helping-illegal-escape-from-ice-convicted-of-felony-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-faces-justice-for-helping-illegal-escape-from-ice-convicted-of-felony-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Faces Justice for Helping Illegal Escape from ICE, Convicted of Felony Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fjudge-faces-justice-for-helping-illegal-escape-from-ice-convicted-of-felony-charge%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=2523560&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 federal jury convicted Milwaukee County circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan on a felony obstruction charge after she allegedly helped an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >illegal immigrant evade capture<\/a> by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. During a trial following her April arrest, Dugan was found guilty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indicted-judge-is-no-hero-and-certainly-no-harriet-tubman\/\" title=\"Indicted Judge Is No Hero, And Certainly No Harriet Tubman\">obstructing federal law enforcement<\/a> but acquitted of a related misdemeanor charge. The incident occurred when Dugan reportedly misdirected ICE agents by escorting the immigrant, eduardo Flores-Ruiz, out of a back door of the courthouse, allowing him to briefly escape before he was apprehended after a foot chase. Authorities emphasized that no one is above the law, highlighting the importance of enforcing immigration laws and holding offenders accountable. The case drew protests from some Democrats who viewed the judge&#8217;s arrest as an attack on democratic values and the judiciary.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A federal jury Thursday convicted a Milwaukee judge who helped an illegal immigrant briefly evade capture by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.<\/p>\n<p>The jury&rsquo;s verdict came after a four-day trial, in which Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was convicted on the felony obstruction charge, but acquitted of a misdemeanor count of concealing an individual to prevent an arrest, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/crime\/milwaukee-judge-found-guilty-of-obstruction-after-allegedly-helping-migrant-evade-arrest\/ar-AA1SDyKZ?ocid=BingNewsSerp\">according<\/a> to CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Federal Bureau of Investigation agents <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/04\/25\/nonpartisan-judge-tied-to-liberal-activism-arrested-for-allegedly-helping-migrant-evade-ice-arrest\/\">arrested<\/a> Dugan in April on felony obstruction charges after she allegedly misdirected ICE agents seeking to arrest an illegal immigrant by escorting the illegal immigrant out through a back door.<\/p>\n<p>ICE agents sought to apprehend the illegal immigrant, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, after a hearing on a battery charge in front of Judge Dugan in April, the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/dugan-judge-wisconsin-immigrant-arrested-trial-09cd6fc722058ca2e191d66bda720ac4?ftag=MSF0951a18\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Flores-Ruiz was captured by the ICE agents following a foot chase.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, a federal jury of her peers found her guilty and sent a clear message: the American people respect law and order.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nobody is above the law,&rdquo; Blanche continued. &ldquo;This Department will not tolerate obstruction, will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-blue-state-claw-back\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Blue State C... Back\">enforce federal immigration law<\/a>, and will hold criminals to account &ndash; even those who wear robes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats rallied to protest the arrest of Dugan, with some claiming the judge&rsquo;s arrest was an attack on &ldquo;democratic values&rdquo; and an &ldquo;attack&rdquo; on the judicial branch.<\/p>\n<p>During the first Trump administration, a similar incident occurred in Massachusetts in 2019, which led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ice.gov\/news\/releases\/massachusetts-judge-court-officer-charged-obstructing-ice-arrest\">charges<\/a> that the Biden administration later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ma\/pr\/statement-united-states-attorney-zachary-cunha-regarding-united-states-v-joseph\">dropped<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>United States Attorney Brad Schimel of the Eastern District of Wisconsin told reporters during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elected-democrats-cry-racism-after-kyle-rittenhouse-is-found-not-guilty\/\" title=\"Elected Democrats Cry Racism After Kyle Rittenhouse Is ... Not Guilty\">post-verdict press conference<\/a> that Dugan was not a &ldquo;martyr.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a serious matter for which the United States government found it necessary to seek to hold the defendant accountable,&rdquo; Schimel said during a Thursday press conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Experience and common sense, as well as the evidence presented in this case, demonstrate that the safest place to execute a search warrant, excuse me, an arrest warrant was in, was within, is within a public area of a courthouse, such as the Milwaukee County courthouse that has security screening to ensure that none who enter except law enforcement are armed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s why the federal agents sought, as law enforcement does every day, to utilize that safer environment to accomplish this arrest,&rdquo; Schimel continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But the defendant&rsquo;s actions provided an opportunity for a wanted subject to flee outside that safe courthouse environment, which led to a dangerous foot chase.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-weighs-in-on-deadly-subway-clash-after-desantis-calls-marine-a-good-samaritan\/\" title=\"Trump Weighs In on Deadly Subway Clash After DeSantis Calls Marine a &#039;Good Samaritan&#039;\">nonpartisan newswire service<\/a>, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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