By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Related Press
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The FBI on Friday arrested a Milwaukee choose accused of serving to a person evade immigration authorities, escalating a conflict between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the Republican president’s sweeping immigration crackdown.
FBI Director Kash Patel introduced on social media the arrest of Decide Hannah Dugan, who he stated “deliberately misdirected” federal brokers away from a person they have been attempting to take into custody at her courthouse.
“Fortunately our brokers chased down the perp on foot and he’s been in custody since, however the Decide’s obstruction created elevated hazard to the general public,” Patel wrote.
The arrest comes amid a rising feud between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the White Home’s immigration enforcement insurance policies. The Justice Division had beforehand signaled that it was going to crack down on native officers who thwart federal immigration efforts.
Court docket paperwork detailing the case in opposition to the choose weren’t instantly accessible, and the Justice Division didn’t instantly have a remark Friday.
An individual answering the telephone Friday at Dugan’s workplace stated he couldn’t remark. The Related Press left an e mail and voicemail Friday morning in search of remark from Milwaukee County Courts Chief Decide Carl Ashley.
The Justice Division in January ordered prosecutors to analyze for potential felony expenses in opposition to state and native officers who hinder or impede federal capabilities. As potential avenues for prosecution, a memo cited a conspiracy offense in addition to a legislation prohibiting the harboring of individuals within the nation illegally.
Dugan was elected in 2016 to the county court docket Department 31. She additionally has served within the court docket’s probate and civil divisions, in accordance with her judicial candidate biography.
Earlier than being elected to public workplace, Dugan practiced at Authorized Motion of Wisconsin and the Authorized Support Society. She graduated from the College of Wisconsin-Madison in 1981 with a bachelor of arts diploma and earned her Juris Doctorate in 1987 from the college.
Richer reported from Washington.
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