Could Congress Kill The Judiciary?

[ThelmaLou]

@Dewey_Finn

Did her actions with regard to that immigrant violate any laws? Did it constitute “interfering” with ICE?

More about her in my post in the deportation thread.

@ThelmaLou

More on Judge Hannah Dugan:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/us/judge-hannah-dugan-wisconsin-immigration.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CU8.fJg2.MU4ulgq_uPKG&smid=url-share

The Wisconsin judge who was arrested on Friday morning on charges of obstructing immigration enforcement spent most of her legal career working on behalf of low-income people and marginalized groups.

My bold.

Well, hell, that makes her suspect right off the bat!

Federal authorities arrested the judge, Hannah C. Dugan of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by federal authorities, Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, wrote on social media. The authorities said that earlier this month, Judge Dugan directed an undocumented immigrant through a side door in her courtroom while the agents waited in a public hallway to apprehend him.

WTG, Haannah!

Julius Kim, a criminal defense lawyer in Milwaukee who has known Judge Dugan for years, said on Friday that she is known for advocating on behalf of people who are “underrepresented in the justice system.”

“Social justice issues are close to her heart,” he said. “But that being said, I don’t think she’s known by any stretch to be any kind of pushover in the courthouse, either. I think she takes her obligations seriously as a judge.”

In 2021, Judge Dugan was a finalist in the “Most Trusted Public Official” category in the Best of Milwaukee contest in The Shepherd Express, an alternative publication.

Sounds like a dangerously uppity judge who needs to be stopped! “Social justice issues,” indeed! Harrumph!