Arrested judge after allegedly hindered immigration agents

A Wisconsin judge has been arrested by the Federal Investigation Bureau after claiming to be trying to help an undocumented immigrant who appeared in her court, avoids arrest.

The FBI agents have taken the arrest of Milouoki County Hannah Duan on Friday morning, officials said.

In an X publication, which was deleted minutes later, FBI Director Kash Patel claims that Dugan has allowed Eduardo Flores-Rose, a Mexican national facing three offense batteries reported by battle to escape from their courtroom.

Dugan was accused of preventing and concealing an individual to avoid arrest and faced a maximum of six years in prison if he was convicted on both charges.

During a hearing on Friday, Duan’s lawyer said he “regrets and protested against his arrest.” “This was not done in the interest of public safety.”

She was released on her own confession in anticipation of a hearing on May 15th.

An immigration judge issued an order for the arrest of Flores-Rose on April 17, according to the court documents brought in the case by the FBI.

The next day, Flores-Rose appeared in court in Milwaukee for scheduled hearing, and immigration and customs law enforcement officers (ICE) and the FBI went to the Court of Justice to make arrest.

Dugan is excited when he learned that immigration agents were in the courtroom and directed several of them at the District Chief Judge’s service, writes a special FBI agent in the court document.

While they were there, the document said, the judge introduced Flores-Rose and his lawyer to a side door intended for members of the jury leading from the courtroom.

Flores-Rose, whom authorities claim to have previously been deported from the United States in 2013, managed to leave the Court of Justice, but was arrested only minutes later after a short foot is pursued.

Prosecutor General Pam Bondi has published on X that Dugan has been detained “for helping the illegal foreigner avoid arrest … no one is above the law.”

Dugan was first selected as a judge in 2016 and was re -elected to a second six -year term in 2022.

The Wisconsin court elections are non -partisan, but Dugan was approved by the Democratic Mayor of Milwaukee.

The prosecution of the obstacle brings a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of $ 250,000, while the hiding fees can be punished by up to one year in prison and a fine of $ 100,000.