Federal officials arrest a Milwaukee judge accused of obstructing an immigration arrest

Federal officials reportedly arrested a justice successful Milwaukee connected Friday, alleging she obstructed an migration arrest.

Few details were instantly available, but FBI manager Kash Patel outlined the allegation successful a tweet helium has since taken down involving Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan.

“The FBI arrested Judge Hannah Dugan retired of Milwaukee, Wisconsin connected charges of obstruction — aft grounds of Judge Dugan obstructing an migration apprehension cognition past week,” Patel wrote. “We judge Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected national agents distant from the taxable to beryllium arrested successful her courthouse, Eduardo Flores Ruiz, allowing the taxable — an amerciable alien — to evade arrest.”

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that respective judges witnessed the apprehension and that Dugan would beryllium arraigned this greeting successful the national courthouse.

Dugan appeared successful national tribunal connected Friday earlier being released from custody, the Associated Press reported. She’s scheduled to look successful tribunal again connected May 15.

The apprehension appears to heighten the stakes successful the Trump administration’s assertive actions against judges who person challenged its migration crackdown.