Wisconsin Judge Indicted for Helping Immigrant Evade ICE

Judge Hannah C. Dugan of Milwaukee County was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of concealing a person from arrest and obstruction of proceedings, following her arrest last month for allegedly aiding an undocumented immigrant to evade ICE agents, The New York Times reported.

Democrats and legal experts condemn the move as an attack on judicial independence. I Photo: Daderot Facebook

Dugan has been temporarily removed from the bench by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

The Trump administration frames the prosecution as upholding the rule of law, while Democrats and legal experts condemn it as an attack on judicial independence. The judge plans to contest the charges.