DOJ Sets Dec. 15 Trial For Milwaukee Judge Accused Of Obstructing ICE Courthouse Arrest

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan will stand trial Dec. 15 on federal charges alleging she obstructed immigration agents attempting to arrest an undocumented man outside her courtroom. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman set jury selection for Dec. 11–12, with motions due Nov. 7 and a final pretrial hearing Nov. 26. Dugan, suspended with pay, argues judicial immunity; prosecutors say her actions were nonjudicial interference with an ICE arrest. The case has drawn national attention amid tensions between federal immigration enforcement and judicial independence.