Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for ushering Mexican immigrant away from ICE agents
Summary
Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was fined $5,000 instead of being sent to prison after she helped a Mexican immigrant avoid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents by escorting them out of her courtroom. She was convicted of felony obstruction but avoided jail due to her mostly good record.Key Facts
- Hannah Dugan is a former Wisconsin judge who resigned in January after facing impeachment threats.
- She was convicted in December of felony obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant evade ICE agents.
- A federal judge fined her $5,000 and did not give her prison time.
- Dugan had been a Milwaukee County circuit judge for nine years.
- Her lawyers said the Trump administration targeted her to make judges cooperate with ICE’s immigrant enforcement.
- Republican lawmakers called her an "activist judge" and pushed for her impeachment.
- Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany, a Trump supporter, publicly demanded she be jailed after her conviction.
- Dugan said her prosecution threatened the independence of the judiciary.
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