Judge Hannah Dugan’s trial for illegal immigrant escape case begins with FBI agent on the stand

Published December 15, 2025 9:37pm ET



The trial of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan over charges she helped an illegal immigrant evade arrest by federal immigration officers began with federal prosecutors showing the jury audio of her claiming she would “get the heat” for her alleged actions.

Dugan is facing two obstruction charges in federal court over her actions in April, when she allegedly allowed Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an illegal immigrant who appeared before her court, and his lawyer to exit her courtroom via a back door after federal immigration agents appeared at the courthouse to arrest him.

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