US EditionWisconsin judge convicted of obstructing arrest of immigrant resigns as GOP threatens impeachment
Judge Hannah Dugan resigned following her felony obstruction conviction for aiding an immigrant's evasion of federal officers, prompting Republican impeachment threats.
- On Saturday, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan sent her resignation letter to Gov. Tony Evers and requested that her resignation be immediate.
- Republican lawmakers had been planning impeachment since her Dec. 19 conviction, with Dugan stating, `'As you know, I am the subject of unprecedented federal legal proceedings...`
- The jury reached a split verdict last month, finding Dugan guilty of the felony obstruction charge but not guilty on the misdemeanor helping-an-immigrant charge, and she has asked a federal judge to overrule the jury and seek a new trial.
- Democrats insisted the administration aimed to make an example of Dugan, while President Donald Trump highlighted the case amid his immigration crackdown, and Dugan said it became too big a distraction.
- For the first time in months, Dugan appeared in federal court as her trial approaches its Dec. 15 start date, leaving the courthouse May 15 after a hearing in Milwaukee.
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Judge who obstructed ICE agents from arresting illegal immigrant resigns
Prosecutors said Dugan redirected the agents to another judge’s office, and then escorted Flores-Ruiz and his attorney out a private jury door. Flores-Ruiz was ultimately caught nearby and has since been deported.
Embattled Judge Convicted of Obstructing Immigration Agents Resigns
Milwaukee judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted last month on a federal felony charge for helping an illegal immigrant evade federal agents, said on Jan. 3 that she was resigning as a judge. Federal prosecutors said Dugan had distracted federal agents who were trying to arrest Mexican citizen Eduardo Flores-Ruiz outside her courtroom and directed the man out via a private door. Flores-Ruiz had reentered the United States illegally and was schedu…
Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolWisconsin judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal agents, sent her resignation letter to the governor on Saturday.
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