Illegal immigrant allegedly protected by Wisconsin judge has ‘laundry list’ of violent charges: DHS

Published April 25, 2025 6:48pm ET



The illegal immigrant allegedly protected by a Wisconsin judge who was arrested on charges of obstruction of justice over the incident has been charged with a variety of violent crimes, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest of Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan Friday morning after she allegedly misdirected Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to help an illegal immigrant evade arrest. DHS later revealed that the immigrant she allegedly protected, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, was being charged with a “laundry list” of violent crimes, including strangulation and suffocation, battery, and domestic abuse.

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