Federal grand jury indicts Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan in ICE case [View all]
A federal grand jury indicted a Wisconsin judge on May 13 on charges that she tried to assist an undocumented immigrant escape arrest from her courtroom last month, putting her at the center of the growing dispute between President Donald Trump and the judicial system.
The two-page indictment accuses Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, 66, of obstructing a U.S. agency and concealing an individual to prevent an arrest. The two charges carry a maximum penalty of six years in prison and a $350,000 fine, but sentences in cases involving nonviolent offenses typically are much shorter.
Dugan is expected to enter a plea at a May 15 hearing.
"As she said after her unnecessary arrest, Judge Dugan asserts her innocence and looks forward to being vindicated in court," Dugan's defense team said in a statement.
The indictment came after a string of witnesses entered the federal courthouse throughout the day on May 13 to testify before the grand jury. Among those making appearances were Alan Freed Jr., Dugan's court clerk, and Mercedes de la Rosa, the attorney for Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, the undocumented immigrant at the center of the case. De la Rosa has withdrawn from his case.
Also giving testimony was Milwaukee County Judge Kristela Cervera, a misdemeanor judge whose courtroom is next to Dugan's. She arrived and left with defense attorney Michael F. Hart. Cervera, Hart, and Freed declined to comment.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/05/13/hannah-dugan-grand-jury-wisconsin-judge-indicted/83610034007/
WTF? That was awfully damn quick and stinks of corruption and a carefully packed "grand jury".
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