Jury Finds Left-Wing Judge Hannah Dugan GUILTY Of Obstructing ICE

A jury has convicted Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan of felony obstruction of justice, finding she interfered with federal immigration enforcement.

Caught on Camera: Wisconsin Democrat Judge Sneaks Illegal Immigrant Out of Court While Distracting ICE Agents

Holy sh*t

Here's the video of Judge Dugan helping to distract ICE agents while a criminaI illegal ESCAPED out the courtroom

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The case stems from an April 18 incident in which Department of Homeland Security officers arrived at Dugan’s courtroom to arrest Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a previously deported illegal alien appearing on a separate battery charge. Prosecutors showed that Dugan knowingly escorted Flores-Ruiz out of the courtroom through a non-public exit, remarking beforehand that she would “get the heat” for doing so. Flores-Ruiz subsequently fled as Dugan confronted federal agents.

The jury rejected Dugan’s defense that judicial immunity shielded her conduct, reinforcing that such immunity applies to civil liability—not criminal acts. Courts previously allowed the prosecution to proceed, and Wisconsin’s Supreme Court placed Dugan on administrative leave, citing the public interest.

Legal analysts say the verdict affirms that judges are not above the law and serves as a warning against judicial activism that subverts statutory authority. The jury concluded that Dugan crossed the line from ruling from the bench to breaking the law herself.

Before and After you help criminal illegal immigrants escape ICE. They sure wiped that shit eating grin off her face. pic.twitter.com/UjLq5uT8uA

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Court Finds Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan Guilty Of Obstructing ICE

By: M.D. Kittle, The Federalist, December 19, 2025

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A jury late Thursday found Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of felony obstruction but determined there wasn’t enough evidence to convict her on a misdemeanor charge of concealing an individual from arrest.

Her attorney told reporters that Dugan will appeal the conviction, a verdict that should serve as a wake-up call to judges who disregard laws they don’t like in the furtherance of judicial activism.

Daniel Suhr, president of the Center for American Rights, said the verdict is a vindication that the rule of law applies to everyone, regardless of their position or power.

“Judges are not above the law. Their core function is to respect the rule of law, not to undermine it. That means judges must both enforce and follow laws regardless of their personal feelings about them as a matter of policy,” Suhr told The Federalist Thursday. “Judge Dugan failed in that fundamental aspect of her role, and in doing so broke the law herself.

‘Get the Heat’

Dugan did herself no favors in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on April 18, the day Department of Homeland Security officials showed up outside her courtroom with an administrative warrant to arrest Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a previously deported Mexican national. The illegal alien was appearing in court that day on an unrelated misdemeanor battery charge. Federal prosecutors in the four-day trial repeatedly pointed to Dugan’s comment to a court reporter that she would “get the heat” for escorting Flores-Ruiz and his attorney to the “jury door,” an exit not accessible to the public, according to audio recordings and transcripts.

Flores-Ruiz then fled while a “visibly angry” Dugan demanded the federal law enforcement officials speak to the chief judge.

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The charges were so serious that Wisconsin’s liberal-majority Supreme Court ordered Dugan placed on administrative leave, stating that doing so was in the “public interest.”

Dugan’s attorneys early on argued that the federal government’s case should be dismissed. They noted judges enjoy wide-ranging immunity. But that immunity covers civil actions, not criminal indictments.

In August, U.S. District Court Judge Lynn Adelman agreed with a U.S. Magistrate’s previous recommendation that Dugan’s motion to dismiss be denied.

“Even judges, cloaked with absolute civil immunity for centuries, could be punished criminally for willful deprivations of constitutional rights …” Adelman wrote in his 27-page ruling.

The defense insisted that the case was an “unjust prosecution” and that it was “riddled with doubts,” according to WISN, Milwaukee’s ABC affiliate. The prosecution was a persecution the judge’s attorneys argued. Dugan did not testify.

But the jury determined Dugan, who previously served as executive director of illegal immigrant advocate Catholic Charities, broke the law.

Brad Schimel, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Milwaukee, told Wisconsin Public Radio that Dugan’s “actions provided an opportunity for a wanted subject to flee outside that safe courthouse environment, which led to a dangerous foot chase through automobile traffic.”