On April 18, Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan questioned an administrative warrant presented to her by ICE agents attempting to arrest Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, who was in her courtroom over an unrelated case. Dugan directed Ruiz to a side exit from her courtroom. He left the courtroom but was subsequently arrested by the ICE agents.

Nevertheless, the FBI turned up on Friday, April 25 to arrest Judge Dugan for felony “obstruction of justice.” Even in cases where a judge is accused of a crime, arresting her at work and walking her out of a courtroom is a highly unusual, unnecessary bit of drama. The community turned out to support her that morning, again that afternoon, and the following day, with more than 1000 people gathering at the local FBI headquarters to protest the arrest and attempted intimidation of a judge.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended Judge Dugan while her case plays out. Alongside our friends at Voces de La Frontera (support them here!), we support her valiant activities in service of true justice!

(Taken from an email sent to me by Never Again Action.)