{"id":2589061,"date":"2026-04-09T19:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-milwaukee-judge-to-be-sentenced-in-illegal-immigrant-escape-case\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T19:09:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:09:57","slug":"former-milwaukee-judge-to-be-sentenced-in-illegal-immigrant-escape-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-milwaukee-judge-to-be-sentenced-in-illegal-immigrant-escape-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Milwaukee judge to be sentenced in illegal immigrant escape case"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fformer-milwaukee-judge-to-be-sentenced-in-illegal-immigrant-escape-case%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=2589061&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>&#8211; Former Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan is scheduled to be sentenced in June in a federal case accusing her of obstruction for helping an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-arrests-milwaukee-judge-hannah-dugan-over-obstructing-ice-operations\/\" title=\"... ...s ... Hannah ... over obstructing ICE operations\">illegal immigrant evade arrest<\/a> in her courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman set the sentencing for June 3 in Milwaukee after Dugan was found guilty by a jury in December of one obstruction count.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The conviction stems from her assistance in allowing Eduardo flores-Ruiz, the illegal immigrant appearing before her, to escape out a back door when <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal immigration agents appeared<\/a> to arrest him. Flores-ruiz was arrested shortly after, and Dugan was arrested about a week later.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The maximum penalty for the obstruction charge is five years in prison, but given her lack of a prior criminal record, she is unlikely to receive a sentence near the maximum.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dugan resigned from the state bench earlier this year following her conviction and was suspended after her arrest in April 2025. Her lawyers plan to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The case has been highlighted by the Justice Department and FBI as an example that no one is above the law.  <\/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\">Former Milwaukee judge to be sentenced in June in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-blocks-land-sale-to-company-tied-to-chinese-government\/\" title=\"Utah blocks land sale to company tied to Chinese government\">illegal immigrant escape case<\/a><\/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<div id=\"Brid_2553250\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/milwaukee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2489\">Milwaukee<\/a> County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan will be sentenced in June after being found guilty <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3927298\/verdict-reached-judge-accused-helping-illegal-immigrant-evade-authorities\/\">of obstruction<\/a>&nbsp;for helping an illegal immigrant evade arrest, a federal judge said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, ordered Dugan to be sentenced on June 3 in a federal courthouse in Milwaukee. Dugan was found guilty of one&nbsp;obstruction charge&nbsp;by a jury in federal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/courts\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"439\">court<\/a> in December for helping an illegal immigrant who was before her court escape out a back door once she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/convicted-milwaukee-judge-resigns-while-appealing-charge-for-helping-illegal-immigrant-escape\/\" title=\"... while ... for ...\">realized federal immigration officers<\/a> were there to arrest him.<\/p>\n<p>Adelman&rsquo;s order scheduling Dugan&rsquo;s sentencing comes days after the federal judge denied Dugan&rsquo;s bid for a new trial and an acquittal. Dugan&rsquo;s conviction carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, but because she has no prior criminal record, she is unlikely to get close to the maximum sentence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Dugan resigned from her position on the state court this year, shortly after being found guilty of obstruction. She was suspended from the court shortly after her arrest in April 2025. Her lawyers have vowed to appeal the guilty ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4406598\/convicted-milwaukee-judge-resigns-while-appealing-charge\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4406598\">CONVICTED MILWAUKEE JUDGE RESIGNS WHILE APPEALING CHARGE FOR HELPING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ESCAPE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The former judge&rsquo;s conviction stems from helping Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an illegal immigrant who appeared last April before her court, and his lawyer exit her courtroom via a side door after federal immigration officers appeared at the courthouse to arrest him. Flores-Ruiz was arrested shortly after leaving the courthouse, while <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3391443\/fbi-arrests-milwaukee-judge-hannah-dugan-obstructing-ice-operations\/\">Dugan was&nbsp;arrested<\/a>&nbsp;roughly a week later.<\/p>\n<p>Dugan&rsquo;s arrest was touted by the Justice Department as a high-profile example that &ldquo;no one is above the law,&rdquo; as FBI Director Kash Patel asserted in a post about the state judge at the time of her arrest.<\/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>Paraphrase:<br \/>\nFormer Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan has been found guilty of obstruction for helping an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman set her sentencing for June 3 in Milwaukee. The December verdict found Dugan obstructed justice by aiding Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, who was in her courtroom, to slip out a back door once she learned federal immigration officers were there to arrest him. Adelman had denied her requests for a new trial and acquittal earlier this week. The conviction carries a maximum sentence of five years, but with no prior criminal record, a near-maximum sentence is unlikely. Dugan resigned from the state bench earlier this year after the obstruction verdict and was suspended following her April 2025 arrest. Her lawyers plan to appeal to the Seventh Circuit. The case stemmed from Dugan helping Flores-Ruiz and his attorney exit via a side door as immigration agents appeared; Flores-Ruiz was arrested shortly after, and Dugan about a week later. The Justice Department described the arrest as a prominent example that \u201cno one is above the law,\u201d a sentiment echoed by FBI Director Kash Patel at the time.<\/p>\n<p>55-character headline:<br \/>\nMilwaukee judge to be sentenced in immigration case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2589062,"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\/2026\/04\/AP26003582428927.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4733,3813,50433,7674,12447],"class_list":["post-2589061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-court","tag-immigration","tag-judge-2","tag-milwaukee","tag-sentencing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26003582428927.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589061","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2589061"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2589065,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589061\/revisions\/2589065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2589062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2589061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2589061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2589061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}