Judiciary and Courts

The federal trial opened Monday for Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, who is accused of obstructing ICE by helping Eduardo Flores‑Ruiz evade agents during a courthouse encounter — prosecutors say she directed him through a private door, told agents she would “take the heat,” and plan to call roughly two dozen witnesses with opening statements expected to run through at least Thursday. Dugan’s defense says she followed a draft courthouse policy and referred agents to Chief Judge Carl Ashley, U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman denied her motion to dismiss, and if convicted she faces up to six years in prison while Flores‑Ruiz has since pleaded no contest to a state charge and been deported.