Wisconsin judge federally indicted for alleged ICE obstruction

David Matthews, New York Daily News on May 14, 2025

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A Wisconsin judge who was arrested last month for allegedly helping an undocumented migrant man escape arrest and evade federal immigration enforcement officers was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday.

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, 66, was charged with concealing an individual to prevent arrest and obstruction. She is accused of escorting Eduardo Flores-Ruiz and his lawyer out of her courtroom through a back jury door on April 18 after becoming aware that ICE agents were there to arrest him.

Flores-Ruiz entered the U.S. in 2013. He was in court that day for a hearing in an unrelated misdemeanor domestic abuse case.

After a confrontation in the hallway of the courthouse, Duggan told the agents to speak to the chief judge and then took Flores-Ruiz and his lawyer to the alternate side exit reserved for deputies, jurors, court staff and in-custody defendants.

The ICE agents arrested Flores-Ruiz moments later following a foot chase.

Duggan was arrested a week later and charged via complaint last month. She was then indicted Tuesday after a grand jury reviewed the case.

She made her first appearance on April 25 and was released on her own recognizance. She is due in court on Thursday where she is expected to enter a plea.

Judge Duggan faces up to six years in prison and a $350,000 fine if convicted.

The Wisconsin State Supreme Court suspended Duggan last month as a result.

“As she said after her unnecessary arrest, Judge Dugan asserts her innocence and looks forward to being vindicated in court,” her legal team said in a statement.

A similar case in Massachusetts during President Donald Trump’s first term was ultimately dismissed.