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WI Judge Hannah Dugan Convicted Of Helping Illegal Evade ICE Denied New Trial
2026-04-08
[LegalInsurrection] Wisconsin state court Judge Hannah Dugan was charged with helping an illegal alien Eduardo Flores-Ruiz evade ICE by directing him out a back exit from her courtroom.

We have covered the case extensively since the beginning.

She was convicted by a jury in federal court and awaits sentencing. Dugan filed post-verdict motions, including for a judgment of acquittal or alternatively a new trial

In an Order today federal court judge Lynn Adelman (a Clinton nominee) denied the motions, The judge rejected various legal arguments most of which already had been ruled upon in pre-trial motions (such as Judge Dugan’s supposed immunity):

After surveying the caselaw, I concluded that there is no general rule of criminal immunity for judges, nor was there a basis for granting immunity simply because some of the allegations in the indictment described conduct that could be considered “part of a judge’s job.” (R. 48 at 21.)….

As I had noted in denying defendant’s motion to dismiss, there was no basis for granting immunity simply because some of the allegations in the indictment describe conduct that could be considered part of a judge’s job. (R. 72 at 13.)

The judge found the evidence sufficient to support the verdict:
Related:
Hannah Dugan 01/04/2026 Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing arrest of immigrant resigns as GOP threatens impeachment
Hannah Dugan 12/19/2025 Wis. Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of obstructing ICE agents after helping illegal migrant evade arrest
Hannah Dugan 11/16/2025 ICE has now deported this violent criminal illegal alien after the Milwaukee Judge was arrested for obstructing his arrest

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