The moment the ICE agents walked into her courtroom, everything changed.\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Within minutes, a respected Milwaukee judge allegedly chose defiance over duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now she\u2019s facing six years in prison, 28 witnesses against her, and a career already suspended in disgrace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On a spring day in 2025, federal agents from ICE, the FBI, and the DEA walked into<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judge Hannah Dugan\u2019s Milwaukee courtroom with an administrative warrant for a man they say was in the country illegally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happened next is now the center of a high\u2011stakes federal trial: prosecutors<\/p>\n\n\n\n
claim Dugan directed the man out a side door, helping him evade arrest in her own courthouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She insists she is innocent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since her dramatic arrest by the FBI in April, Dugan has been suspended by the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wisconsin Supreme Court and publicly humiliated, yet she rejected a plea deal and pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prosecutors plan to call 28 witnesses, from law enforcement to courthouse staff, in a case steeped in immigration politics and public outrage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jury selection begins December 11, with opening statements set for December 15. If convicted, a once\u2011trusted judge could leave the bench in handcuffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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