Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of obstructing ICE agents

A jury found Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of obstructing federal immigration agents during an attempt to serve a warrant at a courthouse earlier this year.

She faces up to five years in prison for obstructing a crime.

Dugan was arrested in April after helping Eduardo Flores-Ruiz avoid plainclothes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who were trying to serve him a warrant. Prosecutors said Dugan helped Flores-Ruiz and his attorney leave his courtroom through a back door on April 18, after learning that ICE agents were in the building to arrest him.

Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan speaks at a pro-Ukraine rally on February 24, 2025. (Lee Matz/Milwaukee Independent via AP)

“While we are disappointed with today’s outcome, the prosecution’s failure to secure convictions on both counts demonstrates the opportunity we have to clear Judge Dugan’s name and show that she did nothing wrong in this case,” Dugan’s defense team said in a statement. “We have anticipated this potential outcome and our defense of Judge Dugan has only just begun. This trial has required considerable resources to prepare and public support for Judge Dugan’s defense fund is essential as we prepare for the next phase of this defense.”

The jury also acquitted Dugan of the misdemeanor count of concealing an individual to prevent apprehension.

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