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Now 88° Thu 88° Fri 84° byALEXX ALTMAN-DEVILBISS | The National News Desk MILWAUKEE (TNND) —Former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was spared prison Wednesday after being convicted ofhelping an immigrant evade federal immigration agentsat a Wisconsin courthouse, the latest chapter in a case that became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. A federal judge sentenced Dugan, 67, to pay a $5,000 fine, rejecting a prison sentence despite federal guidelines recommending 15 to 21 months behind bars. "I think this is a situation where an otherwise good person, upset by immigration policies in this country, made a bad decision in the moment," U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman said. Dugan wasconvicted in Decemberof felony obstruction after prosecutors said she intentionally misdirected Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and escorted Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a Mexican national who had reentered the United States illegally, out of her courtroom through a private jury door while agents waited to arrest him. Flores-Ruiz was ultimately captured outside the courthouse after a brief foot chase and later deported. The case drew national attention af…

⚖️ BREAKING NEWS: Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrant By CLAIRE SAVAGE and SCOTT BAUER MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her apnews.com/article/hann...

Hannah Dugan case update: Federal judge upholds conviction; Here's why her appeal did not work A federal judge has refused to overturn former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan's conviction.

Judge upholds the conviction of former Wisconsin judge Hannah ... Scott Bauer Associated Press MADISON, Wis.– A federal judge on Tuesdaydeclined to overturna Wisconsin judge’s obstruction of justice conviction for helping a man evade immigration officers who showed up at a courtroom looking to detain him. The case against Hannah Dugan, who resigned from the Milwaukee County Circuit Court following her conviction, was an early test of how the courts would respond to President Donald Trump’ssweeping immigration crackdown. Recommended Videos Trump allies branded Dugan as an activist judge, while her supporters said she was unfairly targeted. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman postponed Dugan's sentencing on June 3 to consider arguments about whether he should overturn her conviction. But Adelman said inhis rulingTuesday that Dugan's conviction would stand. He did not immediately set a sentencing date. “The court’s decision is wrong,” Dugan’s legal defense team said in a statement. Questions about a similar case in Virginia Dugan’s attorney had argued that her conviction in helping Eduardo Flores-Ruiz leave the courthouse was invalid and should be overturned. He said that was n…

A $5,000 fine for former Milwaukee judge convicted of obstructing an immigration arrest NPR Published July 8, 2026 at 1:22 PM PDT Former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan appeared in federal court for sentencing. She was convicted of obstructing ICE agents as they tried to arrest an undocumented immigrant. Copyright 2026 NPR

FILE – Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the federal courthouse after a hearing in Milwaukee on May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File) By Associated Press | ap@dfmdev.com PUBLISHED: July 8, 2026 at 5:56 AM PDT | UPDATED: July 8, 2026 at 10:58 AM PDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By CLAIRE SAVAGE and SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A federal judge fined her $5,000 and cited her otherwise law-abiding life in issuing the sentence. “I think this is a situation where an otherwise good person, upset by immigration policies in this country, made a bad decision in the moment,” U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman said. Dugan, 67, was convicted of felony obstruction in December. Her lawyers argued during her trial that President Donald Trump’s administration sought to “crush” Dugan in an effort to ensure judicial compliance with the ICE strategy of targeting immigrants as they showed up for court hearings . Dugan resigned the Milwaukee County circuit judgeship she had h…

Breaking: former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was fined $5,000 and spared prison after Trump’s DOJ turned her immigration-related obstruction case into a national spectacle. She was convicted last year of ushering an undocumented immigrant out a side door as federal agents waited for him near her M

Former Wisconsin judge to be sentenced after conviction in obstructing ... Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the federal courthouse after a hearing in Milwaukee on May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File) Former WisconsinJudge Hannah Duganfaced sentencing Wednesday for obstruction after she ushered a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Dugan, 67, faces up to five years in prison. Her lawyers argued during her trial that President Donald Trump’s administration sought to “crush” Dugan in an effort to ensure judicial compliance with the ICE strategy of targeting immigrantsas they showed up for court hearings. Duganresignedthe Milwaukee County circuit judgeship she had held for nine years in January amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers who labeled her an activist judge. Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a fierce Trump loyalistrunning for Wisconsin governor, urged authorities to “lock her up” in a social media post following her conviction in December. Dugan’s attorneys declined to comment ahead of the sentencing. Dugan did not testify during her trial, but her attorneys said she w…

BREAKING: A former Wisconsin state judge was unsuccessful in using a Fourth Circuit decision to vacate her conviction for helping a defendant in her courtroom evade immigration agents, after a federal judge ruled the decision involves different fact patterns from her case. www.law360.com/artic...

FILE – Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the federal courthouse after a hearing in Milwaukee on May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File) By Associated Press PUBLISHED: July 8, 2026 at 8:56 AM EDT | UPDATED: July 8, 2026 at 9:06 AM EDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By SCOTT BAUER Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan , who was convicted of felony obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal officers in a case that highlighted President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in federal court. Dugan, 67, faces up to five years in prison after a jury convicted her on Dec. 19. She resigned from her position as a Milwaukee County circuit judge two weeks later amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers. She had been a judge for nine years. Trump administration tried to make an example out of Milwaukee judge The Trump administration brought the case against Dugan as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made a strategy of detaining immigrants as they showed up for court hearings across the country. Republicans branded Dugan as an activist judge, while her attorneys said during the…

Judge upholds the conviction of former Wisconsin judge Hannah ... Judge upholds the conviction of former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan for helping immigrant evade ICE MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday declined to overturn a Wisconsin judge’s obstruction of justice conviction for helping a man evade immigration officers who showed up at a courtroom looking to detain him. Posted 6/16/2026, 6:03:20 PM Related Associated Press AP U.S. news FILE - Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the federal courthouse after a hearing in Milwaukee on May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File) By SCOTT BAUER — Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday declined to overturn a Wisconsin judge’s obstruction of justice conviction for helping a man evade immigration officers who showed up at a courtroom looking to detain him. The case against Hannah Dugan, who resigned from the Milwaukee County Circuit Court following her conviction, was an early test of how the courts would respond to President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown. Other WRAL Top Stories Trump allies branded Dugan as an activist judge, while her supporters said she was unfairly ta…

Judge upholds ex-Milwaukee judge's ICE obstruction conviction Former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan had asked for a new trial on the charges she helped hide an immigrant defendant from federal immigration enforcement. MILWAUKEE (CN) — Despite her post-trial efforts for acquittal, former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan’s federal immigration enforcement obstruction conviction will stand, a judgeruledon Monday. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman, a Bill Clinton appointee, said the evidence presented at Dugan’s December trial was enough to find she obstructed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers attempting to make an arrest outside her courtroom in April 2025. Following a weeklong trial just before Christmas last year, a juryconvictedDugan of felony obstruction and acquitted her of the lesser charge of concealing an individual facing deportation. Dugan filed apost-trial motionin January asking Adelman to overturn her conviction or order a new trial altogether, arguing against the validity of the administrative warrant for a defendant set to appear in her courtroom, the jury instructions, her own intent and the court’s interpretation of th…

Former Wisconsin judge to be sentenced after conviction in obstructing ... A former Wisconsin judge who was convicted of felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court Former WisconsinJudge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers in a case that highlighted President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown, is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in federal court. Dugan, 67, faces up to five years in prison after a jury convicted her on Dec. 19.She resignedfrom her position as a Milwaukee County circuit judge two weeks later amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers. She had been a judge for nine years. The Trump administration brought the case against Dugan as the president pressed ahead with his sweepingimmigration crackdown.Trump's administration and his allies branded Dugan as an activist judge, while Dugan’s attorneys said during the trial that the Trump administration was trying to make an example out of Dugan to “crush her.” Immigrant rights advocates and other Dugan allies argued that the administration was trying to use …

Hannah Dugan found guilty on felony obstruction - Spectrum News Judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal agents BY Spectrum News Staff , Anthony DaBruzzi , and Associated Press Milwaukee UPDATED 7:34 AM ET Dec. 19, 2025 PUBLISHED 10:00 AM ET Dec. 15, 2025 PUBLISHED 10:00 AM EST Dec. 15, 2025 SHARE MILWAUKEE — A jury convicted Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan of a felony after a jury determined she obstructed federal agents on Thursday. After deliberating for nearly six hours, a jury composed of seven men and five woman reached the verdict. Dugan was found not guilty on the first count of the misdemeanor (concealing an individual to prevent arrest) and guilty on the second count (obstruction). Federal prosecutors charged Dugan with obstruction, a felony, and concealing an individual to prevent arrest, a misdemeanor, in April. The jury acquitted her on the concealment count, but she still faces up to five years in prison on the obstruction count. A sentencing date has not been set yet. The jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon around 2:30 p.m. and re…

Former Wisconsin judge to be sentenced after conviction in obstructing ... Audio By Carbonatix Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan faced sentencing Wednesday for obstruction after she ushered a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Dugan, 67, faces up to five years in prison. Her lawyers argued during her trial that President Donald Trump’s administration sought to “crush” Dugan in an effort to ensure judicial compliance with the ICE strategy of targeting immigrants as they showed up for court hearings. Dugan resigned the Milwaukee County circuit judgeship she had held for nine years in January amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers who labeled her an activist judge. Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a fierce Trump loyalist running for Wisconsin governor, urged authorities to “lock her up” in a social media post following her conviction in December. Dugan’s attorneys declined to comment ahead of the sentencing. Dugan did not testify during her trial, but her attorneys said she would speak in court on Wednesday. That would be her first public comments on the case in more than a year. In her resignat…

Judge upholds conviction of former judge for helping immigrant evade ... By SCOTT BAUER The Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday declined to overturn a Wisconsin judge’s obstruction of justice conviction for helping a man evade immigration officers who showed up at a courtroom looking to detain him. The case against Hannah Dugan, who resigned from the Milwaukee County Circuit Court following her conviction, was an early test of how the courts would respond to President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown. Trump allies branded Dugan as an activist judge, while her supporters said she was unfairly targeted. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman postponed Dugan’s sentencing on June 3 to consider arguments about whether he should overturn her conviction. But Adelman said in his ruling Tuesday that Dugan’s conviction would stand. He did not immediately set a sentencing date. “The court’s decision is wrong,” Dugan’s legal defense team said in a statement. Related More Questions about a similar case in Virginia Dugan’s attorney had argued that her conviction in helping Eduardo Flores-Ruiz leave the courthouse was invalid and should be overturned. He said …

Judge upholds conviction of former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan for ... Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the federal courthouse after a hearing in Milwaukee on May 15, 2025. (Andy Manis / Associated Press) By Scott Bauer June 16, 2026 11:52 AM PT 5 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . A federal judge refused to overturn former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan’s obstruction conviction for helping an immigrant evade ICE agents at her courthouse, keeping the landmark case intact. Dugan’s lawyers argued a recent Virginia ruling voided her case because no “pending proceeding” existed, but the judge found ICE’s planned courthouse arrest met that legal threshold. Facing up to five years in prison but likely probation, Dugan resigned amid impeachment threats, becoming the first Wisconsin state judge tried for obstructing immigration agents under Trump’s crackdown. MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge on Tuesday declined to overturn a Wisconsin judge’s obstr…

Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of immigrant <p>Hannah Dugan was fined $5,000 for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade ICE agents</p><p>A former Wisconsin judge who was convicted of felony obstruction for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has been spared prison.</p><p>A federal judge on Wednesday instead fined Judge Hannah Dugan $5,000, citing her otherwise law-abiding life in issuing the sentence.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/hannah-dugan-wisconsin-judge-sentence-ice">Continue reading...</a>

Former judge's conviction for helping immigrant evade ICE in Wisconsin ... Scott Bauer Tue, 16 June 2026 at 8:02 pm UTC 0 A federal judge refused to overturn the obstruction of justice conviction of former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan Tuesday after she was found guilty of assisting a man in evading immigration officers during a courtroom appearance. The case against Dugan , who subsequently resigned from the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, emerged as a significant early test of how the judiciary would respond to President Donald Trump 's sweeping immigration enforcement measures. Trump allies branded Dugan as an "activist judge," while her supporters maintained she was "unfairly targeted." U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman had previously postponed Dugan's sentencing, scheduled for June 3, to consider arguments for overturning her conviction. But Judge Adelman, in his Tuesday ruling, affirmed the conviction would stand, without immediately setting a new sentencing date. Dugan's legal defense team responded, stating: "The court's decision is wrong." Questions about a similar case in Virginia Dugan's attorney had argued that her conviction in helping Eduardo Flores-Ruiz leave the cour…

Judge upholds the conviction of former Wisconsin judge Hannah ... A federal judge has declined to overturn a Wisconsin judge’s obstruction conviction for helping a man evade immigration officers who showed up at a courtroom looking to detain him MADISON, Wis. --A federal judge on Tuesdaydeclined to overturna Wisconsin judge’s obstruction of justice conviction for helping a man evade immigration officers who showed up at a courtroom looking to detain him. The case against Hannah Dugan, who resigned from the Milwaukee County Circuit Court following her conviction, was an early test of how the courts would respond to President Donald Trump’ssweeping immigration crackdown. Trump allies branded Dugan as an activist judge, while her supporters said she was unfairly targeted. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman postponed Dugan's sentencing on June 3 to consider arguments about whether he should overturn her conviction. But Adelman said inhis rulingTuesday that Dugan's conviction would stand. He did not immediately set a sentencing date. “The court’s decision is wrong,” Dugan’s legal defense team said in a statement. Dugan’s attorney had argued that her conviction in helping Eduardo Fl…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A federal judge fined her $5,000 and cited her otherwise law-abiding life in issuing the sentence. “I think this is a situation where an otherwise good person, upset by immigration policies in this country, made a bad decision in the moment,” U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman said. Dugan, 67, was convicted of felony obstruction in December. Her lawyers argued during her trial that President Donald Trump’s administration sought to “crush” Dugan in an effort to ensure judicial compliance with the ICE strategy of targeting immigrants as they showed up for court hearings. Dugan resigned the Milwaukee County circuit judgeship she had held for nine years in January amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers who labeled her an activist judge. In her resignation letter, she said her prosecution threatened "the independence of our judiciary." Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a fierce Trump loyalist running for Wisconsin governor, urged authorities to “lock her up” in a social med…

Former Wisconsin judge avoids prison in ICE obstruction case Hannah Dugan&#039;s sentence comes after she helped an immigrant in the US avoid ICE agents waiting to arrest him in 2025.