Judge Accused of Concealing Illegal Alien From ICE Suffers MAJOR Legal Blow | JP
A federal judge just delivered a big setback to Hannah Dugan — the Milwaukee judge who was indicted for trying to help an illegal alien evade ICE.
On Tuesday, Dugan’s motion to dismiss the criminal charges against her was denied.
Now, her next hearing is scheduled for September 3rd.
Here are the details:
🚨 BREAKING: A federal judge has just ruled Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, who helped an illegal EVADE ICE, does NOT have immunity, and can be prosecuted
Dugan now faces multiple charges including a felony, and SIX YEARS in prison
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BREAKING: Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge who was indicted for allegedly helping an illegal alien escape ICE arrest, has FAILED in her motion to get the federal charges dismissed.
The case will continue with a scheduling hearing on September 3rd.
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As you may recall, Hannah Dugan was arrested back in April after she (allegedly) tried to help an illegal alien in her courtroom escape immigration authorities.
If convicted, Dugan could face up to six years in prison and/or a $350,000 fine.
After being charged, Dugan attempted to invoke judicial immunity.
AP News reported:
She was arrested at the county courthouse in April and indicted on federal charges in May. She quickly filed a motion to dismiss the charges, arguing that she was acting in her official capacity as a judge and is therefore immune from prosecution.
Surprisingly, it was radical far-left U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman — a Clinton appointee — who ruled against Dugan’s motion to dismiss the case.
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has more:
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman has denied a motion to dismiss the federal case against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, clearing the way for a trial on charges she obstructed immigration officers who came to her courtroom to make an arrest.
In the crucial, long-awaited ruling, Adelman turned back the arguments of Dugan’s high-powered legal team that the judge was immune from prosecution and that the case was an example of judicial overreach.
Adelman’s ruling agrees with the report of U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Joseph, who recommended in early July that the Dugan case should not be dismissed.
“There is no basis for granting immunity simply because some of the allegations in the indictment describe conduct that could be considered ‘part of the judge’s job,’” Adelman wrote in the 27-page ruling.
“As the magistrate judge noted, the same is true in the bribery prosecutions, concededly valid, where the judges were prosecuted for performing official acts intertwined with bribery.”
Adelman, 85, was appointed by President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, and is considered among the most liberal federal judges in the nation.
This just goes to show you that, truly, no one is above the law.
We’ll see how this all plays out…