The Wisconsin Supreme Courtroom issued an administrative order on Tuesday calling for Milwaukee Circuit Courtroom Choose Hannah Dugan to be “temporarily relieved of her official duties.”
Dugan was arrested and charged with obstruction of an official continuing on Friday after proof got here to gentle that she had shielded an unlawful immigrant from federal brokers, in line with a prison grievance.
She was additionally charged with concealing a person to forestall discovery and arrest.
The order on Tuesday reads that Dugan “is temporarily prohibited from exercising the powers of a circuit court judge in the State of Wisconsin.”
The state Supreme Courtroom mentioned the order will stay in impact “until further order of the court.”
The Wisconsin Courtroom System confirmed with Fox Information on Tuesday afternoon that Dugan is not going to return to the bench this week, including that her caseload will likely be lined by different judges.
Dugan is anticipated again in federal courtroom on Could 15 to face federal expenses of felony obstruction of a federal company and concealing an individual to assist them keep away from arrest, which is a misdemeanor.
The FBI arrested Dugan on Friday for allegedly hiding a beforehand deported unlawful immigrant in her jury room to cease him from being arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) brokers.
Federal brokers from ICE, FBI, CBP and DEA tried to arrest Mexican nationwide Eduardo Flores-Ruiz after his scheduled prison courtroom look earlier than Dugan on April 18 to face three misdemeanor battery expenses for allegedly beating up two individuals.
Dugan demanded that the officers proceed to the chief decide’s workplace and, after his listening to ended, escorted Flores-Ruiz and his lawyer out a restricted jury door, bypassing the general public space the place brokers had been ready with a view to assist him keep away from arrest, per the grievance.
Dugan appeared in federal courtroom in Milwaukee on Friday and made no public feedback through the transient listening to, in line with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Her lawyer, Craig Mastantuono, advised the courtroom, “Judge Dugan wholeheartedly regrets and protests her arrest. It was not made in the interest of public safety.”
Dugan disputed the accuracy of native experiences that claimed she had shielded the unlawful immigrant from ICE.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Dugan had responded to the accusations in its publication final Tuesday, writing, “Nearly every fact regarding the ‘tips’ in your email is inaccurate.”
Lawyer Common Pam Bondi blasted Dugan’s actions on Fox’s “America Reports.”
“We could not believe that a judge really did that,” Bondi mentioned. “You cannot obstruct a criminal case. And really, shame on her. It was a domestic violence case of all cases, and she’s protecting a criminal defendant over victims of crime.”
Bondi mentioned Flores-Ruiz beat up two individuals, “a guy and a girl.”
“[He] 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,” she mentioned.
Fox Information’ Patrick McGovern, Michael Dorgan, Jake Gibson and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
