Overview
- Judge Hannah Dugan allegedly helped Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a Mexican national with an ICE warrant, leave her courtroom through a restricted exit to avoid arrest.
- Flores-Ruiz, facing state misdemeanor battery charges, was later apprehended after a brief foot chase outside the courthouse.
- The Wisconsin Supreme Court has temporarily suspended Dugan to maintain public confidence in the judiciary during the ongoing criminal proceedings.
- Ethics groups have urged the DOJ Inspector General to investigate public statements by Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, citing potential violations of DOJ media policies.
- Dugan, represented by a high-profile legal team, is set to appear for arraignment in federal court on May 17.