US Judge is arrested for obstructing operation to arrest immigrant, says FBI

The FBI, the Federal Investigation Agency of the United States, arrested a Milwaukee judge on Friday, said director Kash Patel on social networks, accusing her of helping an irregular immigrant to avoid arrest.

Judge Hannah Dugan faces two accusations for obstruction and concealment of the individual from prison, a police officer told CNN.

“We believe that Judge Dugan intentionally diverted federal agents of the individual to be arrested in his court, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, allowing the individual-an illegal foreigner-to escape prison,” says Patel.

“Fortunately, our agents have chased the criminal on foot and he has been arrested ever since, but the judge’s obstruction has created an even greater danger to the public,” he said.

Dugan was maintained in federal custody this morning before his first court hearing, after which he was released, according to AP.

Her lawyer said during the hearing that “Judge Dugan deeply regrets and protests her arrest. She was not made in the name of public security.”

This detention represents a climb in the Trump government focus on the conduct of judges, particularly as regards the application of the immigration law.

The Justice Department said it will investigate any regional authorities that do not assist federal authorities on immigration issues.

Understand the case

The criminal complaint against Dugan accuses the judge of being “visibly irritated” after learning that immigration agents were outside her audience room with the intention of arresting a man whose supervision, and then led the individual through an “jury door” to prevent her detention.

According to the complaint, six members of a federal immigration task force planned to arrest Eduardo Flores-after he attended a pre-judgment in the Dugan Court in a case of domestic violence.

Flores Ruiz, a Mexican immigrant, had received a deportation order from the United States in 2013 and was expelled from the country by Arizona.

Immigration agents found that he had illegally returned after his fingerprints and photographs were taken after being arrested. The data were compared with your foreigner registration.

Immigration agents, who were “generally dressed in the country,” according to the complaint, arrived at a Milwaukee court last Friday, showed their identification to a security guard and said they were in court to make a prison.

They also talked to a shift supervisor in the Milwaukee County Sheriff, who told them to wait until the flower hearing ended before arresting it, according to the complaint.

While the police were waiting outside the courtroom, a woman, later identified as an employee of the Wisconsin Public Defender’s Office, took a picture of them, as shown in the court’s records.

An assistant from the court later reported to the police that the woman approached Dugan Bank, reported that US immigration and customs agents (Ice) were outside the courtroom and showed the judge the photo she had taken.

Dugan and another judge then approached the police in the corridor. The document states that witnesses reported that Dugan, who had a “conflicting and angry attitude,” demanded that the agents leave the court.

The authorities scored the judge who were there to “make a prison” and showed her an administrative warrant. Then she ordered them to talk to the chief judge and led some members of the arrest team out of the courtroom.

Several witnesses-including the judge’s assistant in the hearing room, the prosecutor and the victim’s witness expert in the case of flower-reported having seen Dugan, as soon as he returned to the courtroom, to order flower and his lawyer to leave a “jury door”, which leads to a restricted area of ​​the court, according to the court documents.

Later, the agents noticed flowers and their lawyer walking “quickly” toward an elevator.

They left the building as the agents “ran” to reach them, according to the court document. The agents found flowers outside the court and identified themselves. He ran out, but was eventually captured.

THE CNN He contacted the flower lawyer and awaits return.

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Source: CNN Brasil

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