The big surprise about that judge arrested for allegedly helping an illegal alien escape from ICE

American Thinker ^ | 25 Apr, 2025 | Andrea Widburg

[MtnClimber]

It’s big news: Judge Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit judge, was arrested today because she allegedly assisted an illegal alien in escaping when ICE agents showed up at the courthouse to arrest him. If you’re like me, you’re not surprised that a leftist judge broke the law. Instead, you’re extremely surprised that the federal government is making her pay the price for her illegal conduct.

The underlying allegations are simple:

In a criminal complaint, the U.S. Justice Department said Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit judge, refused to turn over the man after immigration agents showed up to arrest him in her courtroom on April 18, and that she tried to help him evade arrest by allowing him to exit through a jury door.

SNIP

Dugan has now joined Judge Jose “Joel” Cano, the recently resigned New Mexico judge, and his wife, Nancy, who were arrested for allegedly knowingly harboring in their home an illegal alien who is a Tren de Aragua member.

Because I am accustomed to morally corrupt leftist judges, having practiced law in the San Francisco Bay Area for 30 years, it doesn’t surprise me in the slightest that these judges, assuming the allegations are true, blatantly violated federal law. After all, as we’ve seen for years now, leftist judges will not apply the law to favored defendants, whether because the defendants belong to a Democrat protected class (race, sexual identity, etc.) or because the judges disagree with the law.

Given that fact, why would they balk when it came to their own conduct and laws with which they disagree? So, no surprise there.

I’m also unsurprised at the way the news is being greeted on the left, which is that it’s just so wrong that she was arrested.

[tumblindice]

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Review Clears Judge Who Helped Immigrant Avoid Federal Officers
By Conrad Wilson (OPB) Portland, Oregon June 20, 2017 4:40 p.m.
“A review has found a Multnomah County judge didn’t know she was helping a man in her courtroom escape arrest from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.”

News reports at the time indicated she knew exactly what she was doing.

“Judge (Monica) Herranz did not take any action that she understood would result in an undocumented immigrant evading detention by ICE agents,” said Barbara Marcille, the county’s trial court administrator who conducted the review.”

No charges, not even discipline. Multnomah county.
Yep. Time to stop these reindeer games. It’s past time.

[HIDEK6]

Thank you.

[rlmorel]

I use Safari which has a Reader function, one click, and the site goes from this:

To this:

I think other browsers may have similar functions. Fungi is right, people gotta make money, but some are more intrusive than others. I particularly hate Daily Mail and The New York Post.

[rlmorel]

This is the judge in question...

I thought she looked like she forgot to put her dentures in!

[dragnet2]

She looks demented. Spooky.

How many more of these are there in the system?

[dragnet2]

A wonderful sight! How many more corrupt judges are there?

Photo of FBI agents arresting Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan on April 25, 2025, for obstruction, accused of helping an undocumented immigrant, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, evade arrest, as reported by CNBC.

[rlmorel]

Given that the scope of the unprecedented law fare taking place throughout the country, I would say every single scumbag POS judge who contributed, voted for, was appointed by, or affiliated with the Democrat party is infected.

The marching orders have gone out. This is how they will resist.

They are bereft of ideas, and of the ideas they do have, none have a mandate. Normal Americans don’t want any part of them.

Leftism is the poison that is killing this country.

Leftism is judges breaking the law to aid and abet criminals. It is more important to them that they conform to the ideology of the Left than it is for them to support the laws of this nation or the Constitution of the United States.

That judges would break the law-BREAK THE LAW-and fully expect to avoid any penalties shows just how demented and dangerous the Democrat Party and their adherents are.

Just look at that scumbag who stabbed the kid down in Texas. To tens of thousands of Leftists, they are wholly onboard with giving that douchebag money in the hopes that he skates free. Even though they full well know he is murderer.

That is the Left. THAT is who they are.

[Jumper]

No excuse. A trained legal professional does not get off the hook for political misconduct.

[rlmorel]

And here is the full law, for the benefit of those who have never seen or read it, formatted for viewing:

NEED TO BEGIN ENFORCEMENT.

NOW.

CUT OF ALL FEDERAL FUNDING TO LOCALITIES AND STATES AIDING ILLEGALS.

PROSECUTE INDIVIDUALS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.

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8 U.S. Code § 1324 - Bringing in and harboring certain aliens

(a) Criminal penalties

(1)

(A) Any person who—

(i) knowing that a person is an alien, brings to or attempts to bring to the United States in any manner whatsoever such person at a place other than a designated port of entry or place other than as designated by the Commissioner, regardless of whether such alien has received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States and regardless of any future official action which may be taken with respect to such alien;

(ii) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, transports, or moves or attempts to transport or move such alien within the United States by means of transportation or otherwise, in furtherance of such violation of law;

(iii) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection, such alien in any place, including any building or any means of transportation;

(iv) encourages or induces an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or residence is or will be in violation of law; or

(v)

(I) engages in any conspiracy to commit any of the preceding acts, or

(II) aids or abets the commission of any of the preceding acts,
shall be punished as provided in subparagraph (B).


(B) A person who violates subparagraph (A) shall, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs—


(i) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i) or (v)(I) or in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A) (ii), (iii), or (iv) in which the offense was done for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both;

(ii) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)(II), be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both;

(iii) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) during and in relation to which the person causes serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of title 18) to, or places in jeopardy the life of, any person, be fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; and

(iv) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) resulting in the death of any person, be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, fined under title 18, or both.


(C) It is not a violation of clauses [1] (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A), or of clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) except where a person encourages or induces an alien to come to or enter the United States, for a religious denomination having a bona fide nonprofit, religious organization in the United States, or the agents or officers of such denomination or organization, to encourage, invite, call, allow, or enable an alien who is present in the United States to perform the vocation of a minister or missionary for the denomination or organization in the United States as a volunteer who is not compensated as an employee, notwithstanding the provision of room, board, travel, medical assistance, and other basic living expenses, provided the minister or missionary has been a member of the denomination for at least one year.


(2) Any person who, knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has not received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, brings to or attempts to bring to the United States in any manner whatsoever, such alien, regardless of any official action which may later be taken with respect to such alien shall, for each alien in respect to whom a violation of this paragraph occurs—

(A) be fined in accordance with title 18 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; or

(B) in the case of—

(i) an offense committed with the intent or with reason to believe that the alien unlawfully brought into the United States will commit an offense against the United States or any State punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year,

(ii) an offense done for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, or

(iii) an offense in which the alien is not upon arrival immediately brought and presented to an appropriate immigration officer at a designated port of entry, be fined under title 18 and shall be imprisoned, in the case of a first or second violation of subparagraph (B)(iii), not more than 10 years, in the case of a first or second violation of subparagraph (B)(i) or (B)(ii), not less than 3 nor more than 10 years, and for any other violation, not less than 5 nor more than 15 years.


(3)
(A) Any person who, during any 12-month period, knowingly hires for employment at least 10 individuals with actual knowledge that the individuals are aliens described in subparagraph (B) shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.

(B) An alien described in this subparagraph is an alien who—
(i) is an unauthorized alien (as defined in section 1324a(h)(3) of this title), and

(ii) has been brought into the United States in violation of this subsection.
(4) In the case of a person who has brought aliens into the United States in violation of this subsection, the sentence otherwise provided for may be increased by up to 10 years if—
(A) the offense was part of an ongoing commercial organization or enterprise;

(B) aliens were transported in groups of 10 or more; and (C)
(i) aliens were transported in a manner that endangered their lives; or

(ii) the aliens presented a life-threatening health risk to people in the United States.


(b) Seizure and forfeiture
(1) In general
Any conveyance, including any vessel, vehicle, or aircraft, that has been or is being used in the commission of a violation of subsection (a), the gross proceeds of such violation, and any property traceable to such conveyance or proceeds, shall be seized and subject to forfeiture.

(2) Applicable procedures
Seizures and forfeitures under this subsection shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 46 of title 18 relating to civil forfeitures, including section 981(d) of such title, except that such duties as are imposed upon the Secretary of the Treasury under the customs laws described in that section shall be performed by such officers, agents, and other persons as may be designated for that purpose by the Attorney General.

(3) Prima facie evidence in determinations of violations
In determining whether a violation of subsection (a) has occurred, any of the following shall be prima facie evidence that an alien involved in the alleged violation had not received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States or that such alien had come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law:

(A) Records of any judicial or administrative proceeding in which that alien’s status was an issue and in which it was determined that the alien had not received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States or that such alien had come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law. (B) Official records of the Service or of the Department of State showing that the alien had not received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States or that such alien had come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law.

(C) Testimony, by an immigration officer having personal knowledge of the facts concerning that alien’s status, that the alien had not received prior official authorization to come to, enter, or reside in the United States or that such alien had come to, entered, or remained in the United States in violation of law.

(c) Authority to arrest
No officer or person shall have authority to make any arrests for a violation of any provision of this section except officers and employees of the Service designated by the Attorney General, either individually or as a member of a class, and all other officers whose duty it is to enforce criminal laws.

(d) Admissibility of videotaped witness testimony
Notwithstanding any provision of the Federal Rules of Evidence, the videotaped (or otherwise audiovisually preserved) deposition of a witness to a violation of subsection (a) who has been deported or otherwise expelled from the United States, or is otherwise unable to testify, may be admitted into evidence in an action brought for that violation if the witness was available for cross examination and the deposition otherwise complies with the Federal Rules of Evidence.

(e) Outreach program
The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall develop and implement an outreach program to educate the public in the United States and abroad about the penalties for bringing in and harboring aliens in violation of this section.

(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 8, § 274, 66 Stat. 228; Pub. L. 95–582, § 2, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2479; Pub. L. 97–116, § 12, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1617; Pub. L. 99–603, title I, § 112, Nov. 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 3381; Pub. L. 100–525, § 2(d), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2610; Pub. L. 103–322, title VI, § 60024, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1981; Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title II, §§ 203(a)–(d), 219, title VI, § 671(a)(1), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–565, 3009–566, 3009–574, 3009–720; Pub. L. 106–185, § 18(a), Apr. 25, 2000, 114 Stat. 222; Pub. L. 108–458, title V, § 5401, Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3737; Pub. L. 109–97, title VII, § 796, Nov. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 2165.)

[HIDEK6]

That’s great. I looked up how to activate Reader. It works.

Thank You.

[Bikkuri]

exactly ;^)

[Bikkuri]

BTW, the easiest way to translate that one is “sh*t happens”.*

[Bikkuri]

Likewise, I very rarely see any adds.

[Bulwinkle]

She should not get a pass…. But she is not a psychopath like Judge Boasberg who consumed 24/7 with attacking trump administration

[rlmorel]

Most of the time I don’t need it, but boy-there are SOME websites that are nearly unreadable without it.

I am a fan of American Thinker. It is the second website I visit every day after Free Republic...but it is clearly one of “those” websites”.

[Maskot]

The video of her getting the the black suv reminded me of a scene from wizard of oz where the wicked witch is swishing her cape around.