Archive · 15 Dec 2025
Judge's Trial Begins for Aiding Migrant Evade ICE
A judge named Hannah Dugan is on trial for helping a man named Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, who was in her court for a domestic violence case, avoid being arrested by immigration officers.
The judge is accused of leading the officers away and helping the man leave through a private door.
The man was eventually caught and sent back to Mexico.
The judge says she was just following the rules of the courthouse.
The trial is happening because of disagreements about how immigration officers should do their jobs in courthouses.
Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge, is on trial for allegedly helping an undocumented migrant evade an ICE arrest.
Dugan faces two federal charges: concealing a person from arrest and obstructing federal proceedings.
The incident involved Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an undocumented migrant from Mexico, who was set to appear in Dugan's court on domestic violence charges.
Dugan allegedly diverted ICE agents and escorted Flores-Ruiz out of the courtroom through a non-public door.
Dugan has pleaded not guilty and argues she acted in good faith following courthouse policies.
- Who
- Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge, and Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an undocumented migrant from Mexico
- What
- Hannah Dugan is being tried for allegedly helping Eduardo Flores-Ruiz evade an ICE arrest
- When
- The trial began on Monday, December 11, 2025, with the incident occurring on April 18, 2025
- Where
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Why
- Dugan is accused of concealing a person from arrest and obstructing federal proceedings, while she claims she acted in good faith following courthouse policies
- Judge's Name
- Hannah Dugan
- Charges
- Concealing a person from arrest and obstructing federal proceedings
- Potential Sentence
- Up to six years in prison
- Migrant's Name
- Eduardo Flores-Ruiz
- Migrant's Charges
- Battery
- Date of Incident
- April 18, 2025
- Migrant's Deportation Date
- November 2025