Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan has just been ARRESTED by the FBI after allegedly using her position of power to help a violent illegal migrant avoid ICE agents… inside her own courtroom.
🚨 WHO IS SHE PROTECTING?
The man she’s accused of shielding is Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a 30-year-old Mexican national who had already been deported in 2013. He was back in the U.S. illegally — and not quietly.
Police say Flores-Ruiz punched a man 30 times during a violent altercation in March, after someone told him to turn down his music. He also allegedly hit a woman who tried to intervene.
ICE and Border Patrol agents arrived with a federal arrest warrant outside Judge Dugan’s courtroom on April 18 — but that’s when things took a wild turn.
⚖️ WHAT THE JUDGE ALLEGEDLY DID:
According to an FBI affidavit:
Judge Dugan’s clerk was warned ICE agents were in the hallway.
Dugan allegedly became “visibly angry,” left the bench, and confronted the federal agents.
She then misled them — directing them away from her courtroom and to the chief judge’s office.
Moments later, she reportedly ushered Flores-Ruiz out a private jury door — one normally reserved for deputies and in-custody defendants.
Federal agents later chased Flores-Ruiz on foot and arrested him, but not before the judge’s actions allegedly gave him a chance to escape.
🧨 FBI Director’s Explosive Statement (Then Deleted?!)
FBI Director Kash Patel dropped the bombshell on X:
“Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents… allowing the subject — an illegal alien — to evade arrest. Her obstruction created increased danger to the public.”
That tweet? Quickly deleted. No explanation given.
But Attorney General Pam Bondi followed up, confirming Dugan’s arrest with a firm message:
“No one is above the law.”
⚖️ WHO IS JUDGE HANNAH DUGAN?
On the bench since 2016, with nearly a decade as a Milwaukee County Circuit Judge.
Former legal aid attorney with a resume that once earned respect — now facing obstruction of justice and concealment charges.
Her attorney says she “wholeheartedly protests” the arrest and claims it was unnecessary for public safety.
📅 WHAT’S NEXT?
Flores-Ruiz is now locked up at Dodge Detention Facility.
Judge Dugan is free for now, but her arraignment is set for May 15.