Wisconsin Supreme Court Suspends Judge Accused of Helping Illegal Immigrant Evade ICE

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Justices have decided it is in the public interest to remove her.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Suspends Judge Accused of Helping Illegal Immigrant Evade ICE
This 2016 photo shows Judge Hannah Dugan in Milwaukee, Wis. Lee Matz/Milwaukee Independent via AP
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Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was officially suspended by Wisconsin’s Supreme Court on April 29, after she was arrested by the FBI on April 25 and accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.

“It is ordered ... that Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah C. Dugan is temporarily prohibited from exercising the powers of a circuit court judge in the state of Wisconsin, effective the date of this order and until further order of the court,” the justices wrote in their statement.