I'm trying to read "The F.B.I. arrested a Wisconsin judge, Patel says, accusing her of helping an immigrant avoid detention" (NYT), which describes the incident like this:
The case appears to stem from an incident last week in which Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents came to the courthouse seeking to apprehend an immigrant who had a misdemeanor case before Judge Dugan. The F.B.I. has been investigating whether the judge directed the defendant and his lawyer to exit her courtroom out a side door and hallway while the immigration agents were elsewhere in the building, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has reported....
UPDATE: Pam Bondi describes what happened.
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Yes, aiding and abetting is a crime. People get arrested for it.
Perhaps this judge will learn something from the experience.
And I was waiting for what should be a top story of the day. Expect many more such cases as judges and certain military officers have "resistance" answered with real consequences.
So far none of us has much clue whether the judge did anything illegal. We know there was an allegation on social media, and an arrest, and the allegation was deleted. Fun though it is to argue about it, we really have to wait until more information surfaces.
How much longer are conservatives and rightwingers going to believe in the fake "rule of law" Bullshit? Here we have a JUDGE breaking the immigration laws and helping an illegal alien avoid arrest!
And the NYT's paints this as somehow a good thing. Ok. So, the MSM and Democrats don't want to obey certain laws. Fine, its time for Republicans and the Rightwing to return the favor!
Nobody is above the law, proffy.
Hard to understand from your perspective, I bet.
Ilegal alien. Is criminal illegal an oxymoron or redundant?
I am the law was a line from fiction and liberal judges in the partisan spectrum.
She looks guilty
More like this please.
Judge: Don't lie to me. But I can lie to thee.
I doubt even this Bureau went so far as to do a warrantless PC arrest on her. This means as a minimum, they got a criminal complaint signed off by a US Magistrate Judge in the W.D. Wis. (the incident took place last week, so I doubt they drafted an indictment and got Grand Jury time in such a short timeframe).
I doubt a Wisconsin judge, even a federal one, would agree to lock up another judge, unless the case were solid.
JSM
Massachusetts Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph was indicted in April 2019 for obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting, but there is no public record indicating she was arrested or fingerprinted. The charges were dropped in 2022 and never revived after Republicans took over the Department of Justice.
The Supreme Judicial Court hasn't even appointed a hearing officer in the "judicial misconduct" complaint filed against the judge.
The offense occurred in 2018, 7 years ago. And still no punishment.
Pam Bondi is incorrect on the facts when she falsely claims that "nobody is above the law."
They are above it.
Kakistocracy said...
So far none of us has much clue whether the judge did anything illegal. We know there was an allegation on social media, and an arrest, and the allegation was deleted. Fun though it is to argue about it, we really have to wait until more information surfaces.
Yes, we know how that works in leftist world. Anonymous "sources" dribble some sordid BS about Trump? Full speed ahead with maximum outrage! Judge plausibly commits a crime? "We need more facts."
What’s a progressive judge to do… follow the law?
Let them keep bringing the whole damn thing down on their own empty, effing heads.
Indict the cretin, prosecute and punish with appropriate jail time.
The Trump administration is going to put The Onion out of business.
Judge Gives Trump Administration 3 Days To Return Her From El Salvador Prison ~ The Onion (Published: April 7, 2025)
I miss the days when DOJ and FBI refused to comment on pending cases.
Democracy always seems to rest on no justice being brought to bear on asshole lefties breaking our laws.
Punish these shitbirds. Teach them a lesson.
is there any of these judges that follow the law, or is it a suggestion, to them
kaKAWphony
"....the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, reacted with alarm to the judge’s arrest, saying American democracy “rests upon the independence of the judiciary...”
It will be interesting to see the facts as they start to unwind in this story, but I am reminded of the old adage 'when the facts are against you, pound the table'.
I would have said, 'American democracy relies upon the Rule of Law', and then followed up with the solemn intonation, 'and nobody is above the law'. There's a certain group of people, don't want to mention any names, but their initials are the Democratic Party, and they love this phrase, well when used under the right circumstances anyway....
@FLC: The U.S. is a pluralist, multi-racial and generally pretty tolerant country. However, in terms of political optics, it is probably not a great idea to have a FBI director bragging about the arrest of a judge over an immigration case.
Trump and his inner circle are much more insulated this time around than they were last, but I don't think these kind of actions are going to sit well with even a part of his own support base that is inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt over everything that he and his administration does. This is Trump working with a plurality of support -- not even an outright majority -- gradually whittling down his base of support to a nub.
As a legal matter, the Trump administration has no legs to stand on. Trump and his people keep doubling down on a losing hand.
The title of the post is not a reflection of the facts reported.
I don't think these kind of actions are going to sit well with even a part of his own support base that is inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt over everything that he and his administration does.
You don't think Trump voters are going to like it when he arrests and prosecutes judges who not only let criminals walk free, but help them to sneak out of a side door to escape Federal law enforcement?
I want some of whatever you've got there, cowboy, it seems like it ought to be a lot of fun.
So now we can add Hannah Dugan to the list that includes Fani Willis, Marilyn Mosby, Letitia James, and who knows how many others, women who assumed that their status as officers of the court — or as a judge — put them above the law (even as they intoned that “no one is above the law”).
Dugan is a judge in Milwaukee, so does that mean she got her JD at Wisconsin Law? Should Sisconsin Law re-examine how it teaches ethics?
11:56 - We have to wait for more information . . .
12:36 - [T]he Trump administration has no legs to stand on . . .
Thank goodness for those 40 minutes of reflection and new information.
On the surface it does not sit well with me, because I don't want the federal government blithely interfering with the functioning of states.
But, if she did indeed misdirect feds in who were correctly doing their job, then she'll have to pay the consequences. When practicing civil disobedience this is the chance you take.
"I am the law!" - Judge Dredd
However, in terms of political optics, it is probably not a great idea to have a FBI director bragging about the arrest of a judge over an immigration case.
In terms of optics, reminding judges that laws apply to them too, is a brilliant move.
Arresting a judge based upon tips that were not backed with evidence at the judge's arraignment hearing.
This is the testimony given by the DOJ:
"They observed FLORES-Ruiz arrive and enter the courtroom with his attorney. At some point, FLORES-Ruiz apparently learned that ICE ERO intended to arrest him and fled the building,"
So they arrested the judge? This is all the information we have. and Big Mike has nothing more as well.
The story is a little light on details, but if the judge broke the law, I guess this is really a non story — albeit I know many will wish to say it's further evidence of an authoritarian administration gone rogue.
But honestly, is it?
More details please, as at the moment, it's just clickbait.
“The story is a little light on details, but…”
Check your loafers. 👞
Rich jumps to conclusion, so hard he gets shin splits,
Imagine this happened in the Jim Crow South. Judge Bubba has suspected lyncher Billy Bob in his court for another matter, and sends Billy Bob out the side door when Willem Dafoe and Gene Hackman are looking for him. All right thinking people would applaud sending Judge Bubba to Alcatraz.
JSM
Big Mike - yep, got her JD at UWM Law school in ‘86
Kakistocracy sez: Fun though it is to argue about it, we really have to wait until more information surfaces.
4/25/25, 11:56 AM
Then, Kakistocracy sez: As a legal matter, the Trump administration has no legs to stand on. Trump and his people keep doubling down on a losing hand.
4/25/25, 12:36 PM
But wait! Then Kakistocracy sez: More details please, as at the moment, it's just clickbait.
4/25/25, 1:08 PM
I know but I don't care
Then I know but I don't see
Now I see but I don't know
I care but I don't care
Blondie, 1978.
They do less flipping on the grill at Dotty Dumpling's Dowry.
UWM is UW-Milwaukee. UW-Madison is, well, you know.
I will guess that the judge barred the federal agents from the public courtroom to make the escape possible in the first place. I will also assume there were mulitiple witnesses to what the judge did including both the illegal and his attorney who will have to give testimony if this actually goes to trial. Of course, if we follow the Bich Method, the feds should have had to prove the case to a jury before arresting the judge.
Ann:
Dugan is a Wisconsin Law graduate. Did you have her in class? She graduated in 1987.
She was an officer of the court and obligated to be honest and direct with law enforcement. Radio report I heard said she "hid the alien in the jury room." Haven't confirmed that anywhere else but as said upthread, they must have had a warrant so another judge must have signed off on it. Bondi said on MON or TUE that she would start issuing indictments against judges who obstruct the law.
However, the juciest judge arrest IMO is the one in Texas who was harboring a Tren d' Aragua gangster in his guest cottage and furnishing him with assault weapons. Judge and wife both arrested by Feds yesterday.
The old game playing is over. A new Sheriff is in town. Time to stop this obstruction of justice. Lock her up!
Here's the ICE filing.
It's claimed that the judge actively aided his escape.
Plead insanity: “Trump made me do it.”
"She was an officer of the court and obligated to be honest and direct with law enforcement."
True. See, State of Nebraska ex rel Counsel for Discipline v. Paul Douglas (Attorney General).
Why is it always women doing this/
Kakistocracy said...
“So far none of us has much clue whether the judge did anything illegal.”
I agree, Kak. You don’t have a clue.
…Hawaiian judge along to free the criminal judge in 4…3…2…
Female judge and female defense attorney help domestic violence defendant escape
Orange is the new black.
Seeing claims about the judge "hiding" the defendant. Read the complaint, folks (written by DOJ). The guy was literally in the public area where the agents were. I guess he got on an elevator before they could get to him. The complaint says after letting the defendant exit she came back to the bench.
Here is a link to the complaint. It's not long:
https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/3d022b741fb2c398/97ea7f41-full.pdf
Here’s one of the two charged statutes:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1505
Heres the other:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1701
I genuinely cannot figure out how these two laws apply to facts claimed in the affidavit.
Reposting this comment from last night's cafe:
Meanwhile, in New Mexico ( not really new, not really Mexico)...
New Mexico Supreme Court Bans Former Judge From Exercising Judicial Authority
"The New Mexico Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a former judge from exercising judicial authority in the state in the future amid reports and court papers stating that an alleged Tren de Aragua gang member was arrested living in a building behind his home on his property.
On Tuesday, the state Supreme Court ruled that the former Dona County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano, who submitted a letter of resignation last month, “shall never again hold, become a candidate for, run for, or stand for election to any New Mexico judicial office in the future.”
It also said that he can never serve or be appointed to a pro tempore position “for any New Mexico judicial office in the future,” which entails positions including municipal, probate, metropolitan, magistrate, district court, appeals court, or Supreme Court judgeships.
“Respondent shall never again hold or exercise any judicial authority in the State of New Mexico,” which also includes “officiating at weddings,” said the court order, which also vacated an oral hearing that was scheduled for Thursday.
Cano, a registered Democrat, had served in the Dona Ana County Magistrate Court in Las Cruces, the second-most populous city in the state and located 40 miles north of the U.S.–Mexico border. A resignation letter uploaded online, dated March 3, said that his last day on the bench was March 21.
...
Court papers filed by federal prosecutors earlier in April, which sought to block the release of Venezuelan illegal immigrant and accused Tren de Aragua member Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, included the names Joel and Nancy Cano and said the suspect was living in their Las Cruces home at the time of the arrest. However, the papers did not provide an age, occupation, or other details about the Canos.
The Epoch Times could not independently verify whether immigration officials arrested Ortega-Lopez at the former judge’s home. Two email accounts that appear to be associated with Cano did not return a request for comment as of Thursday morning.
According to prosecutors, Ortega-Lopez and several others who were detained “were residing at an apartment in El Paso when he eventually met Nancy Cano after getting a job in Las Cruces to install a glass door for her.” Ortega-Lopez then “continued to do a few jobs for Nancy Cano, and after being evicted from the apartment in April, 2024, Nancy Cano offered her ‘casita’ in the back of the residence she shared with her husband Joel Cano,” the court papers added."
>>The F.B.I. has been investigating whether the judge directed the defendant and his lawyer to exit her courtroom out a side door and hallway while the immigration agents were elsewhere in the building<<
This was witnessed by an immigration agent who in fact was not "elsewhere in the building" but rather was in the court room, having stayed behind when the others left.
The sense of entitlement of these people is off the charts.
Perhaps the more interesting question is why a judge would decide to prevent ICE from arresting an illegal alien. I would guess that any moderately honest judge is frequently confronted with the necessity to do something he would rather not, because the law requires it. That comes with the territory. So what is it that makes these judges actively thwart federal agents trying to make an arrest? I mean, why even hold court, if you've already decided to protect the defendant from the force of the law? Dismiss the charges, whatever they may be, and go to lunch.
The Feds do make mistakes, but if they treat the judge like they treated those in the Capitol of Jan 6, they will have a few years to think about it while wondering what happened to their rights as a citizen. It couldn't happen to a nicer person.
"I mean, why even hold court, if you've already decided to protect the defendant from the force of the law?"
To put on a show of pretending that the law means anything other than what the judge *wants* it to mean.
Ah, another Bich lie to dissect. You know how to tell Bich is lying about this one? All you have to do is read Bich's own link to the complaint- a complaint that Bich's own comments demonstrate Bich himself didn't bother reading before writing.
I will summarize the complaint:
ICE agents learned the illegal immigrant was due to appear on a domestic violence complaint in Judge Dugan's courtroom. The agents, six I think, arrived at the courthouse and informed security they were there to arrest the illegal immigrant. They also informed the courtroom deputy. At some point, someone had informed Dugan of the looming arrest and she actively confronted some of the agents outside the courtroom and demanded they go see the chief judge, which they agreed to do but she missed at least one of the agents who remained behind in the public area of egress from the courtroom. Dugan then expedited the illegal immigrant's hearing adjourning it and directing him and his attorney out through the jury exit which goes into a non-public part of the building before the agents she sent to see the chief judge could return- this was supported by testimony from the state's attorney who was there to represent the government in the domestic violence case and who was surprised to learn the defendant had already had his "hearing" and was already gone. There are multiple eye witnesses in the complaint about Dugan's deliberate efforts to get the illegal immigrant out of the building before he could be arrested.
So, tell us, Bich, how it is the judge shouldn't be arrested for aiding and abetting the defendant's escape from the ICE agents? I would suggest that you read the complaint before answering.
The federal magistrate who signed the arrest warrant is also a Wisconsin Law alum. Another Althouse former student?
Stephen Dries
U.S. Magistrate Judge at Eastern District of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Law School, 1998-2001.
She hid the guy in plain sight. Quite the trick, that.
A Wisconsin judge with a cue ball head
Wishes she was home in a Wisconsin bed
And there’s ICE in the courthouse
Colder than a well-digger’s ass
And it’s colder than a well-digger’s ass
This sort of behavior is how people get killed -- police in a confrontation with the fleeing offender, court employees, innocent bystanders, or the victim of domestic violence.
The judge should be disbarred, arrested, and thrown in jail.
current reports indicate the judge's conduct was egregious in that the immigrant was at the courthouse for domestic abuse...and his victim was there in the courtroom to testify agst him, a traumatic experience to be sure.
the judge denied the victim her justice and helped the criminal evade justice. and if the immigrant had not been captured the victim would worry that he was still loose. arrest and disbarment are both called for.
What’s up with a female judge aiding and abetting another wife beater? Some one has to capitalize on the tank top market potential.
No wonder you don't use your real name, Kakistocracy. You're a sad, twisted person.
Perhaps she thought he was cute?
"She hid the guy in plain sight. Quite the trick, that."
See, Bich, this is how I know you didn't read the complaint. The agents were instructed to not arrest the guy until after his hearing was finished and he exited the courtroom itself. Sure, the agents knew where he was from the moment he entered the building and when he went into the courtroom for his hearing. However, the judge made sure that the defendant not only didn't exit through the public doors of the courtroom but actively expedited his hearing to get him out the jury door before the agents she sent away could return- she didn't even inform the state's attorney who was there to handle the hearing, who is one of the witnesses to what happened.
Not only are you stupid, Bich, but you are shockingly lazy- the complaint only takes a couple of minutes to read.
I can predict the judge’s defense:
- Supremacy Clause? Yes, Feds! I believe in it wholeheartedly. Therefore you were under no obligation to honor my request to go talk to the chief judge. So if it messed up your arrest plan, that’s on you.
- Sneaking out the side door? As your own affidavit states, I never knew there was an agent still in the hallway - I thought you were all in the chief judge’s chambers. So I had no intent to hide the illegal from anyone. And indeed he was spotted by yet another agent I didn’t know about. So my action had no material effect on your arrest plan.
Now I disagree, but these defenses might be enough to get some kind of weasel deal. Keep in mind an indictment would have to come from a Milwaukee grand jury. Even though the federal district includes the exurbs, it’s far from certain that the grand jury would be ICE-friendly. And then the same would go for a trial jury.
Also I doubt the Wisconsin bar would disbar her. And even though she probably committed some state crimes in the process, the Milwaukee County DA is a Democrat, as is the state AG.
JSM
The only thing she didn't do was arrange to have a cab spirit him away the moment he exited the courthouse.
I’m old enough to remember years of prosecuting Gen. Flynn for supposedly lying to the FBI. When it came out that the FBI lied and the charges dropped, a federal judge tried to still prosecute Gen. Flynn.
Chickelit: “ Some one has to capitalize on the tank top market potential”
How about one that says: “THIS WIFE BEATER IS LEGAL.”
Or “THIS WIFE BEATER HAS NO GANG AFFILIATION.”
Or for a subtle touch, “MARYLAND MAN.”
JSM
"See, Bich, this is how I know you didn't read the complaint."
Don't discount the possibility that he did read it and chose to lie about it.
FAFO. Moar please!
The fact that Wisconsin condones and encourages partisan judges is a travesty.
Less cartoon they went that way and more boba fett hanging back with the trash…
She hid the illegal immigrant in the jury room.
Watch this:
Pam Bondi interviewed by ABC News on the Wisconsin Judge and the Judge in New Mexico. Very interesting.
The reporter doing the interview says some unbelievably stupid things trying to spin these arrests as a negative. It's kind of funny, but also sad.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-hannah-dugan-arrested-fbi-allegedly-helping-undocumented/story?id=121161497
Cold case. Hung jury. Wisconsin is full of Democrat scofflaws who will pretend it’s about Trump so they can ignore the law.
So, according to leftists and Democrats, but I repeat myself, unelected judges can run the executive branch, conduct diplomatic relations, and not be held accountable for breaking the law, because to not give them unfettered power creates a constitutional crisis. Got it.
Scott Adams "Two movies on one screen.
We no longer have a shared reality." is becoming more of a reality every day. Judges are breaking the law, and crossing constitutional boundaries every day with their overreaching orders, yet it's Trump who is creating a constitutional crisis...
To paraphrase a famous movie line: "Forget it Jake, it's Milwaukee."
Democrats? Leftists? Progressives? Liberals, some. Want to push Americans to the back of the bus, women under the bus, girls into predator claws, and babies into shallow clinics, graves. Em-pathetic or simply wicked?
"I miss the days when DOJ and FBI refused to comment on pending cases."
Leaking counts as commenting.
A black robe isn't a license to subvert the law.
Maybe it was addressed, but I didn't see it: What was the illegal in court for? Was he being charged with something else, before the judge helped him hide out?
"Orange is the new black."
Looking forward to the mugshot.
Shit like this is why I voted DJT 2024. Thank you DJT. Reagan, GHWB, GWB would not have had the balls to do this. No one is above the law, right?
in her courtroom to face domestic violence charges
I keep saying that it's brave and wise of the Left to go after the wife beater voting group. It's like a 2-for1. They get the vote of the domestic abusers plus all of their victims (if they know what's good for them).
Maybe not a vote from this guy, since he's here illegally (although I won't rule it out), but the other domestic abusers must appreciate that the Left has their backs.
The saddest thing about these judges (and I’m going to lump Althouse in here because of her uncalled for snark), is that these women and know-it-alls think that they are helping the next Anne Frank escape the Nazis. I know people here in Wisconsin who truly believe that they need to set up an Underground Railroad to assist criminals. In the words of Jordan Petersen, these women believe that all immigrants are babies; they don’t believe that monsters exist.
Since she is credibly accused of aiding a criminal to escape arrest.... maybe SHE should be considered a flight risk.
No bail, no rush to trial. Disbarment for life.
Ice Agent Wolfman: Thirty seconds. We went like this, he went like that. I said to Judge Hollywood, "Where'd he go?" Judge Hollywood says, "Where'd who go?
You'll know that the Trump Administration is getting smart about the job we've hired them to do when they're camped out in front of the courthouse and arrest these assholes BEFORE they get into the judges chambers. Not after.
This all just appears to be staged by a bunch of Keystone Kops.
So she’s like “they went that-a-way” and they actually went the other way and the feds arrest her?
Am I wrong in assuming that what she should have done is have (1) not send the ICE agents on a totally unnecessary wild goose to the chief judge, and (2) have her bailiff hold the individual until the ICE agents could arrest him?
Rather than take affirmative action, she should have recused herself. I know nuttin'. Nuttin'.
"This all just appears to be staged by a bunch of Keystone Kops."
They deferred to the court. But that's going to stop. These judges are delegitimizing the institution.
Obstruction of Justice - the J6 offense. All I ask for her is equal justice under the law.
"These judges are delegitimizing the institution."
Two words: Vigilance Committee
If true, this is more of crime than whatever the felony was that got 34 counts in a Manhattan kangaroo court. Nobody is above the law, and this won't need judge shopping, statute of limitations shenanigans, or making a non-crime into one.
If the proof materializes that she did exactly this, the argument will move to some other bullshit made up on the fly. We all know how this goes now. Eventually it will be argued that she broke the law, but it's a good thing she done.
I suppose even if she got convicted, that by then some random judge will take it upon himself to pardon her, and Democrats will support that faux President too.
Not just Judge Dugan, it appears, but many people in the courthouse were tacitly helping the deportee, who was there for a domestic abuse case, evade ICE. https://twitter.com/wretchardthecat/status/1915875716018934151?t=-1hiEU-wKpAcx6q2OIy7MA&s=19
"Eventually it will be argued that she broke the law, but it's a good thing she done."
I've already seen a Wisconsin State Senator arguing exactly this. D, natch.
I mean it; given the current milieu, why are Republicans paying any heed to the judiciary?
I don’t think this is a constitutional crisis. This is a state actor violating a federal crime. However, I can see what progressives could set up for a constitutional crisis. Have Justice Sotomayor provide sanctuary in her home for a criminal alien facing deportation. The solution to avoid a crisis would be impeachment, but would Congress act?
https://x.com/angertab/status/1915860099777638568
It's amazing how quickly "nobody is above the law" has been wiped.
States can't be forced to actively support US immigration law. But being a State actor doesn't protect you from obstructing US immigration law enforcers in the performance of their duties.
Throw her in jail for the next 10 years
> Why is it always women doing this?
Pathological altruism. Men can have it too, But women definitely predominate.
Greg The Class Traitor,
You misspelled "decades" right at the end there.
Big Mike said...
So she’s like “they went that-a-way” and they actually went the other way and the feds arrest her?
Am I wrong in assuming that what she should have done is have (1) not send the ICE agents on a totally unnecessary wild goose to the chief judge, and (2) have her bailiff hold the individual until the ICE agents could arrest him?
1: Not sent the ICE people to the Chief Justice
2: Simply held her normal hearing, then had the guy leave through the normal exit, where he would be peacefully arrested
IOW, she should have followed the law that is the ONLY source of her own power
"Why is it always women doing this?"
They've been told their entire life that they're special. Their sense of entitlement is off the charts.
"IOW, she should have followed the law..."
But what if following the law doesn't obtain the desired result? What is a leftist to do? Follow the law or support the team?
Cry me a river Libs!
“This guy was in court being prosecuted by a state prosecutor for domestic violence battery. He had beat up two people, a guy and a girl, beat the guy, hit the guy 30 times, knocked him to the ground, choked him, beat up a woman so badly, they both had to go to the hospital.”
The victims “were sitting in the courtroom with the state prosecutor, the judge learns that ICE was outside to get the guy because he had been deported in 2013, came back in our country, commits these crimes and is charged with committing these crimes. Victims are in court, the judge finds out” ICE is there to arrest him, “she goes out in the hallway, screams at the immigration officers, she's furious, visibly shaken upset, sends them off to talk to the chief judge. She comes back in the courtroom, takes the defendant and the defense attorney back in her chambers, takes them out the private exit and tells them to leave, while a state prosecutor and victims of domestic violence are sitting in the court room.”
My Democrat "no one is above the law" Bingo card is just about full.
I voted for this! More please Director Patel!
There seems to be an epidemic of lawless judges who apparently feel that they can do whatever they want to do just because they wear a black robe. The lack of good judgement is astonishing.
It all makes you wonder whether the people the migrant beat up would have got justice if their case had gone ahead under Judge Dugan. Maybe the good judge would have felt she had to help the poor little migrant escape justice there, too.
Chicago and Milwaukee have long histories of judicial corruption and organized crime.
Dugan should have shown better judgement.
Marbury vs. Madison was one of the most shocking unilateral arrogations of power in American history, rivaled only by Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus and Roosevelt's internment of Japanese-Americans. I don't think we should pay any more attention to it. Nor do I think district judges issuing nationwide injunctions for entire classes of people deserve any more respect than a big gob of spittle to the face. Or worse.
Whoa! Who is really breaking the law?
Under President Donald Trump’s new administration and his aggressive mass deportation plan, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers or agents are permitted to conduct enforcement activity in and around courthouses, supposedly as long as state laws are not violated. But Trump ducked the laws by creating Immigration counts run by Bondi.
Local news outlets in Tennessee, Florida, New York, Minnesota, and more have reported on multiple unsuspecting people being arrested – some potentially readied for deportation – while showing up for a scheduled appointment.
Federal agents have reportedly arrested dozens of immigrants across the country as they arrive at immigration courts for routine hearings, according to reports
A group of people in Delray Beach, Florida, were reportedly “tricked” into seeing an immigration officer at a local supervision office at the end of January, only to be detained and taken away by immigration law enforcement, a family member told NBC Miami.
The acting assistant director for field operations, Garrett Ripa, denied the claim that the people were “lured.”
Here’s the answer for you, gadfly;
CNN's Elie Honig on the charges against the Wisconsin judge for helping an illegal immigrant evade arrest: "Let's strip the politics out of it — this is a crime. If they can prove what happened here, it is a crime ... That is textbook obstruction."
CNN is scarcely a friend of the Trump administration, but their legal analyst is there to say what the law is. And nowhere in the law does it have a carve-out for female, Democrat, judges.
We are cautioned that even a Democrat is innocent until proven guilty, and give. That we’re talking about the detestable state of Wisconsin, perhaps she will beat the rap. That will not make it right.
Judgment is the spelling in America.
Dixcus: This all just appears to be staged by a bunch of Keystone Kops.
Did you read the affidavit? The ICE agents weren't seeking to make a "gotcha" arrest. They made every effort to fully inform the court and to cooperate with the judges and court personnel to make sure the arrest was done in an orderly manner. That a judge would pull a stunt like this is shocking and outrageous.
Would you have preferred that they surrounded the courthouse and tackled the guy as he was leaving? "Snatched him off the streets?"
Margot Cleveland has a thread on X of the unsealed criminal complaint.
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