The FBI has reportedly arrested a judge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on allegations that she helped an undocumented immigrant try to evade arrest. On Friday, April 25, FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X, claiming that Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan had “intentionally misdirected federal agents away” from Eduardo Flores Ruiz as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were attempting to detain him last week. Just NOW, the FBI arrested Judge Hannah Dugan out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on charges of obstruction — after evidence of Judge Dugan obstructing an immigration arrest operation last week.
We believe Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be… — FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) April 25, 2025 “Thankfully, our agents chased down the perp on foot and he’s been in custody since, but the Judge’s obstruction created increased danger to the public,” Patel wrote in the post. ADVERTISEMENT Dugan, 65, was charged with obstructing or impeding a proceeding and concealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest. Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA TODAY NETWORK Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan “Judge Dugan wholeheartedly regrets and protests her arrest.
It was not made in the interest of public safety,” her attorney, Craig Mastantuono, told U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Dries during Dugan's Friday appearance in federal court, according to the Associated Press. Related: ICE Took a Trump Supporter's Wife as They Returned from Their Honeymoon. Still, He Says, 'I Don't Regret the Vote' On April 22, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the FBI was investigating Dugan’s conduct in regard to an incident on April 18.
However, in an email reply, Dugan denounced some of the publication’s source reporting as “inaccurate." The Journal Sentinel also noted that court records indicated Dugan did not have a case scheduled at the time ICE agents reportedly arrived at the courthouse. ADVERTISEMENT Dugan's apprehension is not the first notable courthouse arrest since the Trump administration ramped up ICE activity.
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Kash Patel On Feb. 20, surveillance cameras inside the Nashua Circuit Court in New Hampshire captured federal agents knocking an elderly bystander to the ground as they attempted to detain Arnuel Marquez Colmenarez, a 33-year-old Venezuelan man. Related: After ICE Agents Realized They Arrested the Wrong Teen in N.Y.C., They Were Told to 'Take Him Anyway': Report Colmenarez was at the Nashua Circuit Court on Feb. 20 for an arraignment on misdemeanor charges related to an alleged drunk driving incident on Feb. 9. However, before he made it to court, he was thrown to the ground and detained by the agents.
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer. An older man walking with a cane was also caught up in the scuffle and fell on his back. The man remained on the ground — seemingly unable to get up — for several moments while the agents kept their focus on holding Colmenarez down.
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