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Former Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge Hannah Dugan was fined $5,000 and received no prison time after being convicted of obstructing a federal proceeding for helping an immigrant evade ICE agents in 2025; a federal judge cited her decades of public service, noting the act was a brief lapse that did not prevent the arrest, while Dugan has lost her job and faces a felony conviction as part of the broader fallout.
Former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was sentenced to a $5,000 fine with no prison or probation after being convicted in an ICE obstruction case. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman said prison was unnecessary, noting Dugan's lifetime of public service and that guidelines are advisory. The case involved Dugan directing federal agents away from her courtroom and escorting Eduardo Flores-Ruiz and his attorney through a private jury door to delay arrest, a move prosecutors described as an abuse of trust.
Former Milwaukee County judge Hannah Dugan, convicted of felony obstruction for helping an immigrant evade federal officers in a Trump-era immigration crackdown, faces up to five years in prison at sentencing; she resigned amid impeachment threats, while prosecutors urge a serious sentence and her lawyers argue immunity and that she has already suffered consequences.