Overview

• Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan has been federally indicted on charges of obstruction and concealing a person from arrest after allegedly aiding an undocumented immigrant in evading ICE agents in her courthouse.
• The case stems from an April 18 incident where Dugan is accused of escorting Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a Mexican national facing domestic abuse charges, through a restricted courthouse exit to avoid arrest by immigration authorities.
• The indictment follows the Trump administration's rollback of Biden-era limits on ICE courthouse arrests, which have more than doubled since January 2025, leading to widespread criticism from immigration advocates and state courts.
• Dugan, who was arrested by the FBI on April 25 and suspended from her judicial role by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, is scheduled to enter a plea at her arraignment on May 15.
• The case has reignited national debate over judicial independence, state-federal authority clashes, and the broader implications of expanded immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.