No One Is Above the Law! Judge Denies Hannah Dugan's Motion to Dismiss, Hearing Set for September 3

Back in July, we reported that a federal magistrate ruled the case against Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan can proceed. Dugan was arrested in April and is facing charges related to allegations that she helped an illegal immigrant escape ICE arrest by escorting the man from her courtroom.

That man in question was in Dugan's courtroom on charges of domestic battery, and so were his victims. She is also alleged to have falsified court documents to help hide the illegal immigrant from ICE.

Now, a judge has denied Dugan's dismissal on her claims of judicial immunity:

JUST IN: A federal judge on Tuesday allowed the case to proceed against a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade U.S. immigration agents seeking to arrest him in her courthouse. https://t.co/FhfgtMerw4
— TMJ4 News (@tmj4) August 26, 2025

Here's more from TMJ4:

A federal judge on Tuesday allowed the case to proceed against a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade U.S. immigration agents seeking to arrest him in her courthouse.
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested at the county courthouse in April and indicted on federal charges in May. She quickly filed a motion to dismiss the charges.
U.S. District Judge Lynne Adelman on Tuesday rejected Dugan's motion. A magistrate judge in July had recommended the case proceed. Adelman’s decision could be appealed to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorneys for Dugan had no immediate comment.
Dugan has pleaded not guilty to helping the man in the country illegally try to evade authorities. No trial date has been set. She faces up to six years in prison and a $350,000 fine if convicted on both counts.

🚩Wisconsin State Court Judge Hannah Dugan is going to trial for obstructing justice & concealing an illegal immigrant. Federal judge denies motion to dismiss, holding judges are NOT immune from criminal prosecution. Thorough opinion in link below... pic.twitter.com/suFyxt6w7D
— Dan Lennington (@DanLennington) August 26, 2025

Here's some more from the opinion:

There is no basis for granting immunity simply because some of the allegations in the indictment describe conduct that could be considered “part of a judge’s job.” 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. (R. 43 at 29-30.)Defendant argues that the gravamen of the offense in such cases is accepting the bribe (an unofficial act), with the collateral official act done in response presented as an evidentiary detail to complete the story. (R. 45 at 16-20.) The cases do not support this distinction.16 SeeHastings, 681 F.2d at 707 (“In this case we are asked to decide whether an active federal judge can be subject to federal criminal prosecution for acts involving the exercise of his judicial authority.”); Wallace, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109163, at *35, *40-41 (holding that a judge hadcivil but not criminal immunity for his “judicial acts” of sentencing juveniles to detention).17 Or as the government puts it, a judge may use judicial acts or tools as the means to accomplish an unlawful end. 18(R. 46 at 21.) Finally, to the extent defendant argues this category of cases requires the judge act for the purpose of self-enrichment or gratification, she provides no authority for the proposition that the motive must be financial to be “corrupt.” And to the extent defendant contends a court cannot inquire into the judge’s motive for judicial acts, the same could be said in the bribery cases. Accordingly, even if a more limited version of judicial immunity exists, it does not support dismissal of the instant indictment.

Maybe we'll see justice here.

A Wisconsin state judge must face criminal charges of interfering with US immigration authorities after a federal judge rejected her claim of immunity https://t.co/oPAtcTIJYn
— Bloomberg (@business) August 26, 2025

No one is above the law, after all.

This situation raises significant questions about the balance of power within our judicial system. It is crucial to uphold the rule of law while maintaining the integrity of our legal institutions. How do you think this will impact public trust in the judiciary?
— DotcomSpecialty (@dotcomspecialty) August 26, 2025

Trust in the public judiciary is largely gone already.

Shocking twist in Wisconsin! Judge Hannah Dugan’s immunity claim got shut down, and now she faces charges for allegedly helping a migrant dodge ICE. This could set a wild precedent for judges and immigration enforcement!
— Mahlasela Luyanda (@Ceekay_ZAR) August 26, 2025

This is not necessarily a 'shocking twist.'

No judge is going to risk blowing up the federal judiciary to protect Hannah Dugan.

Editor’s Note: Democrat politicians and their radical supporters will do everything they can to interfere with and threaten ICE agents enforcing our immigration laws.

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