FBI Charges Milwaukee Judge for Alleged Obstruction of Immigrant Arrest

FBI Director Kash Patel said Judge Hannah Dugan “intentionally misdirected federal agents” as they were trying to arrest an undocumented immigrant.

Kash Patel appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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A Milwaukee county judge was arrested Friday for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade federal authorities, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X.

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested Friday morning at the Milwaukee County Courthouse, the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Dugan’s arrest marks the first time the Trump administration has charged a member of the judiciary for alleged interference with immigration enforcement.