Judge Faces Jail for Protecting Human, Not Corporate Profit
AP reports that Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan faces trial, and potentially six years in prison, for 'obstruction' and 'concealment.' Her alleged crime? Directing an immigrant, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, through a back door while ICE agents reportedly waited. Prosecutor Keith Alexander claims she told her court reporter she'd 'take the heat.' This framing conveniently omits the aggressive,
often criticized tactics of ICE under the Trump administration, where courthouses became prime hunting grounds, fundamentally disrupting due process for immigrants. The media narrative conveniently forgets that for years, civil rights organizations and legal experts have decried ICE arrests at courthouses as an attack on judicial integrity and access to justice. Dugan's actions, while legally
perilous, appear to be a direct response to a system weaponizing state power against vulnerable individuals. One might question: when powerful lobbying groups funnel millions to politicians to shape immigration policy, is that not a form of obstruction—of justice, common sense, and human dignity?