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DHS Confirms Deportation of Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, Central Figure in Milwaukee Judge Case

The removal closes his case ahead of Judge Hannah Dugan’s Dec. 15 federal trial.

Overview

  • DHS said Flores-Ruiz, 31, was deported Thursday after spending about seven months in custody.
  • He pleaded guilty in September to illegal reentry under a deal not to contest removal and received a time-served sentence from a federal judge last week.
  • State prosecutors dropped two misdemeanor battery counts in October; he pleaded no contest to a third and received time served.
  • Prosecutors allege Judge Hannah Dugan led him through a restricted courthouse door on April 18 before ICE agents captured him after a foot chase.
  • A federal grand jury indicted Dugan on obstruction and concealment charges; she has pleaded not guilty, moved to dismiss on judicial-immunity grounds, and is set for trial Dec. 15.