FBI Director Kash Patel Announces Arrest of Milwaukee Judge for Obstructing an ICE Raid

MXMNews:

Federal agents arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan on Friday morning for allegedly obstructing an ICE operation involving an illegal immigrant.

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Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested Friday morning on charges tied to obstruction of a federal immigration operation, according to statements initially shared by FBI Director Kash Patel. In a since-deleted post, Patel accused Dugan of "intentionally misdirecting" federal agents who were attempting to arrest an undocumented individual, identified as Eduardo Flores Ruiz.

The arrest took place at approximately 8 a.m. inside the Milwaukee County Courthouse. Brady McCarron, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service in Washington, D.C., confirmed the arrest to The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and noted that Dugan is currently in federal custody.

The Journal Sentinel had previously reported that the FBI was investigating whether Dugan interfered with federal agents during an immigration arrest attempt last week. According to their report, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrived at the courthouse on April 18th to execute an arrest warrant on Flores Ruiz, who was scheduled to appear in Dugan's courtroom.

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Patel also confirmed that Flores Ruiz is now in the custody of federal authorities. While the FBI has not yet issued an official public statement, Patel's remarks suggest the agency believes Dugan's actions directly enabled Ruiz to avoid apprehension during the initial attempt.

I'm not sure why he deleted the post. I guess so as not to comment on an active case.

The tweet was screencapped before it was deleted:

Hello, everyone. This will be my last day before a one week vacation. I hope you're all in as good a mood as I am but I don't see how that would be possible.

Note this is in addition to the case of a judge sheltering a Tren de Aragua member in New Mexico:

posted by Ace at 12:06 PM

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