Trial for judge accused of obstructing ICE agents now delayed
A trial for a Wisconsin judge, accused of obstructing federal ICE agents, has been taken off the calendar as lawyers expect a courtroom fight over her claim that she has absolute immunity for her actions.
Those actions, caught on video, show a visibly enraged Hannah Dugan directing ICE agents to leave the hallway in front of her courtroom, and then helping a wanted suspect to leave through a non-public door so the agents would not see him.
That suspect, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, was in her courtroom in a case in which he was accused of domestic abuse.
The suspect, an illegal alien criminal, was, in fact, captured by ICE agents shortly after Dugan, on video, helped him out of the courtroom, but only after a foot chase by federal agents.
A report at the Gateway Pundit described how the video shows Dugan “angrily confronting ICE agents in the courthouse.”
Dugan later was arrested by the FBI for obstructing federal law enforcement. She’s relieved of her duties but taxpayers in Wisconsin still are paying her salary.
She has argued now that everything she did, in her courtroom, even in the courthouse, is exempt from any criminal charges whatsoever, ever. That’s in conflict with a federal grand jury that indicted her on two counts of obstructing an ICE arrest.
If convicted, Dugan could be sentenced to up to six years in prison and fined $350,000.
Judge Hannah Dugan’s trial — for alleged obstruction of federal immigration agents — is OFF the calendar
The federal court first wants to look through — and possibly rule — on Dugan’s motion to dismiss the case
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 19, 2025
HERE WE GO: Judge Hannah Dugan’s Trial for Obstruction of ICE Agents is OFF the Calendar as Court Possibly Rules on Motion to Dismiss Case https://t.co/umQXB2HowG
— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) June 19, 2025
The FBI pursued her arrest and indictment because she became angry when she discovered federal agents were waiting to arrest the suspect.
WND reported that FBI Director Kash Patel has accused Dugan of intentionally misdirecting agents away from the subject.
Evidence shows Dugan ended the hearing for Flores-Ruiz “so she could discreetly escort him through a ‘jury door’ to avoid his arrest.”
Her lawyers claim the prosecution against her for her actions to help a suspected criminal evade arrest is “barred.”
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.”