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Man in Wisconsin ICE Courthouse Case Sentenced to Time Served, Set for Deportation as Judge Faces Hearing

The sentencing follows an April incident that prompted federal charges alleging Judge Hannah Dugan interfered with an ICE arrest.

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Pamela Pepper on Nov. 5 sentenced 31-year-old Eduardo Flores-Ruiz to time served after a plea deal in which he agreed not to contest deportation.
  • Flores-Ruiz pleaded guilty in September to illegal reentry and has spent nearly seven months in custody since his April arrest outside the Milwaukee County courthouse.
  • In the state battery case, he entered an Alford plea to one misdemeanor count as two charges were dismissed, receiving credit for time served.
  • Federal filings allege Judge Hannah Dugan led him through a restricted courtroom door as ICE agents waited in April, after which agents apprehended him following a foot chase.
  • Dugan was indicted on obstruction and concealing-to-prevent-arrest charges, has a federal hearing Thursday morning, and is set for trial starting Dec. 15; she has denied wrongdoing.