Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel said on Friday that his agency had arrested Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan on charges related to her allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade arrest.
"Just NOW, the FBI arrested Judge Hannah Dugan out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on charges of obstruction — after evidence of Judge Dugan obstructing an immigration arrest operation last week," Patel, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, wrote in a now-deleted post on X, formerly Twitter.
Dugan appeared briefly in federal court in Milwaukee on Friday before being released from custody. Her next court appearance is May 15.
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