Ex-US judge spared from prison for helping migrant evade federal agents
Summary
A former Milwaukee County judge, Hannah Dugan, was sentenced to pay a $5,000 fine but will not go to prison for helping a Mexican immigrant avoid federal agents. Dugan was convicted of obstruction last year after escorting the immigrant out of her courtroom through a side door, but the judge decided jail time was unnecessary.Key Facts
- Hannah Dugan, a former judge, was found guilty of obstructing a criminal proceeding in December 2025.
- She helped Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a Mexican national facing battery charges, leave the courthouse through a private exit to avoid arrest by federal agents.
- Dugan resigned after her arrest in April 2025 as efforts to impeach her began in Wisconsin.
- She was fined $5,000 but will not serve prison time.
- Her lawyers plan to appeal the conviction.
- The arrest was seen as a success for the Trump administration and supporters concerned about politicized justice.
- Flores-Ruiz was eventually caught by immigration agents and deported.
- Dugan said she acted without malicious intent and was trying to do her job as a public servant.
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