Live updates: Judge accused of helping man evade immigration agents is released after arrest Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | April 25, 2025 Updated 12:09 PM PDT, April 25, 2025
The FBI on Friday arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, accusing her of helping a man evade immigration authorities, escalating a clash between the Trump administration and local authorities over the Republican president’s sweeping immigration crackdown. Dugan is accused of escorting the man and his lawyer out of her courtroom through the jury door last week after learning that immigration authorities were seeking his arrest. The man was taken into custody outside the courthouse after agents chased him on foot. She was taken into custody by the FBI on Friday morning on the courthouse grounds, according to U.S. Marshals Service spokesperson Brady McCarron. Dugan appeared briefly in federal court in Milwaukee later Friday before being released from custody.
