Judge caught, charged for helping illegal alien escape arrest claims she’s innocent
A judge in Wisconsin who was caught helping an illegal alien escape arrest by federal authorities now has said in federal court she’s innocent.
She claims her actions in helping the illegal escape from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers trying to arrest him were part of her official judicial duties.
A report at Fox News documents that Hannah Dugan, arrested and indicted by a grand jury on federal charges of concealing a person from arrest and obstruction of justice, had her legal team file a motion to dismiss the case triggered by her help for Eduardo Flores-Ruiz.
Her plea in court follows by only days her indictment by a grand jury on the federal counts, and a trial date has been set for July 21.
She’s been relieved of her court duties for the interim.
The indictment accuses Dugan of “falsely” telling federal officials in April that they needed a warrant to come into her courtroom during a scheduled appearance by Flores-Ruiz, an illegal alien from Mexico who himself was accused of battery.
Dugan ordered the immigration officers to go check with the chief judge in his office to get a warrant, and then she “escorted Flores-Ruiz through a side door to evade federal agents.”
He, in fact, was caught after a foot chase, the report said.
Dugan could face sentencing of up to six years in jail and $350,000 in fines if convicted.
Her lawyers claimed that she is “entitled to judicial immunity for her official acts.”
They said that means the prosecution against her for her actions to help a suspected criminal evade arrest is “barred.”
WND previously reported that the illegal alien had been deported twice already.
This judge broke her oath to uphold the law https://t.co/tjlPThrfyW
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2025
In an interview on “American Reports,” Attorney General Pam Bondi explained how the Trump administration will handle judges who obstruct and block federal efforts to secure the border and remove illegal aliens.
“We are going to prosecute you, and we are prosecuting you. I found out about this the day it happened,” she said.
“We could not believe, actually, that a judge really did that. We looked into the facts in great depth… You cannot obstruct a criminal case. And really, shame on her. It was a domestic violence case of all cases, and she’s protecting a criminal defendant over victims of crime.”