Letter in support of Judge Dugan signed by over 150 former state and federal judges.

[GWV5903]

From what I've read, the jury door still led to a public hallway where at least one ICE agent was. There was enough evidence for a grand jury to indict her, but we'll see where trial leads (assuming it gets to that point). I wonder if the charge under 18 U.S.C. Section 1505 will hold up, as that supposedly was created in regards to business monopolies. 18 U.S. Code § 1071 seems more likely to stick.

Regardless of the merits of the case, I think one of the things that has some people upset is that the judge was arrested and cuffed by the FBI at the courthouse. Normal procedure would have been to have her notified and turn herself in, as happened in the case of Judge Shelley Joseph. Kash Patel's post about the arrest is also a bad look, and apparently went against FBI protocol. So, even if the judge is guilty, the way the case has been handled by law enforcement/the administration is being seen as poorly done.

No one involved in this looks good.

She should’ve respected the warrant, I assure you she is talking to herself about this, she should have released the suspect to the ICE Agents when they presented the warrant.

 

[scruffy]

The only person in that group who was convicted of a crime was Hunter. Crimes few people ever get prosecuted for. Hunter wouldn't have either if the Repubs were not trying to harm Joe politically.

Horseshit.

If Hunter's crack video were made in the US he'd be doing 20 years right now.

 

[scruffy]

It was his plan to get arrested. He was given multiple warnings and simply ignored them.
He knew damn well he was going to get arrested he's probably trailing in the polls leading up to his next mayoral campaign.

"If it worked for Trump it'll work for me too".

 

[scruffy]

True. You folks will never accept the truth, always disparage the source of info that makes you face reality, believe every lie trump utters, don't care if he breaks the law, ignores a order from the SC, denies due process to the accused, is a sexual predator, a thief, a rapist, has fired members of the DoJ as revenge for his crimes being investigated, because you are a member of a cult.

This ^^^ is the kind of stupid crap that gives Democrats a 20% approval rating.

 

[Montrovant]

She should’ve respected the warrant, I assure you she is talking to herself about this, she should have released the suspect to the ICE Agents when they presented the warrant.

Keeping in mind that I am coming at this very much as a layman, if ICE had an administrative warrant (as I've seen reported), she did not need to 'respect' the warrant, at least in the sense of allowing ICE into the courtroom. An administrative warrant does not provide authority to enter areas considered private, or non-public, and a courtroom apparently falls within that description based on precedent. The only legal issue is with the judge having the suspect leave through a door normally reserved for jurists, not with her preventing ICE agents from affecting an arrest within her courtroom.

 

[berg80]

She should’ve respected the warrant, I assure you she is talking to herself about this, she should have released the suspect to the ICE Agents when they presented the warrant.

trump should have respected the subpoena for the return of the stolen classified docs, laws against his plot to steal the election, and the various court orders regarding the illegal deportations. Why the double standard?

The regime is being selective in terms of what laws it enforces.

 

[Delldude]

It's not so much the legality of what Dugan did that's at issue in the letter. It's the way the regime conducted itself by the method of arresting her. And it's partially about the threats made against members of the judiciary made solely because the orange, bloviating cuck doesn't like having to obey the Constitution.

I'll see you 50 ex intel officials....

 

[GWV5903]

Keeping in mind that I am coming at this very much as a layman, if ICE had an administrative warrant (as I've seen reported), she did not need to 'respect' the warrant, at least in the sense of allowing ICE into the courtroom. An administrative warrant does not provide authority to enter areas considered private, or non-public, and a courtroom apparently falls within that description based on precedent. The only legal issue is with the judge having the suspect leave through a door normally reserved for jurists, not with her preventing ICE agents from affecting an arrest within her courtroom.

The ICE Agents have authority to detain or arrest any alien in their presence, look it up US 8 Code 1357, the law is clear.

We have a severe problem with illegal immigration, the Clinton administration denied Due Process to illegal immigrants, the Obama administration denied Due Process to illegal immigrants, we finally have an administration that takes action and demands accountability, yet they are having to fight the very people who are supposed to be working with them.

She was rightfully arrested and she should serve any sentence she gets, as well as any fine.

 

[GWV5903]

trump should have respected the subpoena for the return of the stolen classified docs, laws against his plot to steal the election, and the various court orders regarding the illegal deportations. Why the double standard?

The regime is being selective in terms of what laws it enforces.

He was POTUS, the 2020 election was stolen and everyone knew it, where was all this indignation when Clinton and Obama didn’t offer Due Process, better check that double standard bullshit!!

Stick your regime crap up your ass!!

 

[Montrovant]

The ICE Agents have authority to detain or arrest any alien in their presence, look it up US 8 Code 1357, the law is clear.

We have a severe problem with illegal immigration, the Clinton administration denied Due Process to illegal immigrants, the Obama administration denied Due Process to illegal immigrants, we finally have an administration that takes action and demands accountability, yet they are having to fight the very people who are supposed to be working with them.

She was rightfully arrested and she should serve any sentence she gets, as well as any fine.

Are you sure you aren't misreading 8 USC 1357?

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-1999-title8-section1357&num=0&edition=1999

(a) Powers without warrant
Any officer or employee of the Service authorized under regulations prescribed by the Attorney General shall have power without warrant-

(1) to interrogate any alien or person believed to be an alien as to his right to be or to remain in the United States;

(2) to arrest any alien who in his presence or view is entering or attempting to enter the United States in violation of any law or regulation made in pursuance of law regulating the admission, exclusion, expulsion, or removal of aliens, or to arrest any alien in the United States, if he has reason to believe that the alien so arrested is in the United States in violation of any such law or regulation and is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained for his arrest, but the alien arrested shall be taken without unnecessary delay for examination before an officer of the Service having authority to examine aliens as to their right to enter or remain in the United States;

(3) within a reasonable distance from any external boundary of the United States, to board and search for aliens any vessel within the territorial waters of the United States and any railway car, aircraft, conveyance, or vehicle, and within a distance of twenty-five miles from any such external boundary to have access to private lands, but not dwellings, for the purpose of patrolling the border to prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the United States;

(4) to make arrests for felonies which have been committed and which are cognizable under any law of the United States regulating the admission, exclusion, expulsion, or removal of aliens, if he has reason to believe that the person so arrested is guilty of such felony and if there is likelihood of the person escaping before a warrant can be obtained for his arrest, but the person arrested shall be taken without unnecessary delay before the nearest available officer empowered to commit persons charged with offenses against the laws of the United States; and

(5) to make arrests-

(A) for any offense against the United States, if the offense is committed in the officer's or employee's presence, or

(B) for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States, if the officer or employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such a felony,


if the officer or employee is performing duties relating to the enforcement of the immigration laws at the time of the arrest and if there is a likelihood of the person escaping before a warrant can be obtained for his arrest.

You can see in the blue section it DOES mention arrests within the agents' view, but it's for powers without warrants, and it also only applies when someone is entering illegally, or if the person will escape before a warrant can be issued. In this case a warrant had been issued, but an administrative warrant is different from a judicial warrant.

 

[Montrovant]

He was POTUS, the 2020 election was stolen and everyone knew it, where was all this indignation when Clinton and Obama didn’t offer Due Process, better check that double standard bullshit!!

Stick your regime crap up your ass!!

It's clearly not true that "everyone knew" the 2020 election was stolen.

 

[GWV5903]

You can see in the blue section it DOES mention arrests within the agents' view, but it's for powers without warrants, and it also only applies when someone is entering illegally, or if the person will escape before a warrant can be issued. In this case a warrant had been issued, but an administrative warrant is different from a judicial warrant.

ICE has authority to issue an Administrative Warrant, which is what they did in this case. The warrant allows them to enter the courthouse and arrest the alien. The link below will spell this out for you, a warrant is issued to conduct an arrest or search.

https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/law-and-life/209638/

 

[GWV5903]

It's clearly not true that "everyone knew" the 2020 election was stolen.

The entire world knew it was stolen, but there is a small percentage of people that can’t accept the truth, guess you are one of them.

 

[Montrovant]

ICE has authority to issue an Administrative Warrant, which is what they did in this case. The warrant allows them to enter the courthouse and arrest the alien. The link below will spell this out for you, a warrant is issued to conduct an arrest or search.

https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/law-and-life/209638/

Enter the courthouse, but not the courtroom. That’s why the judge had an opportunity to send the man through the jurist door ; ICE couldn’t simply enter the courtroom and arrest him.

 

[Montrovant]

The entire world knew it was stolen, but there is a small percentage of people that can’t accept the truth, guess you are one of them.

The entire world knew it was stolen, but there is a small percentage of people that can’t accept the truth, guess you are one of them.

The entire world?

 

[GWV5903]

Enter the courthouse, but not the courtroom.

That’s not what it says anywhere, try again…

 

[GWV5903]

The entire world?

Yes, the entire world knows the 2020 election was rigged / stolen, keep telling yourself that, maybe someday, deep down inside you will believe it too…

 

[Montrovant]

That’s not what it says anywhere, try again…

Read about the case. The agents were in the public area of the courthouse to arrest the man. The courtroom was not considered such an area.

Here's an affidavit from the complaint from an FBI agent: https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ice-affidavit-arrest-judge-dugan.pdf

I'll provide a relevant portion:

10. I am aware that law enforcement routinely executes warrants and makes arrests in
the public areas of buildings such as the Milwaukee County Courthouse. The reasons for this
include not only the fact that law enforcement knows the location at which the wanted individual
should be located but also the fact that the wanted individual would have entered through a security
checkpoint and thus unarmed, minimizing the risk of injury to law enforcement, the public, and
the wanted individual. As such, members of the Milwaukee ICE ERO Task Force developed a plan
to arrest Flores-Ruiz in a public area outside of Courtroom 615 following his scheduled criminal
court appearance before Judge DUGAN.

Note that it mentions arrests being made in public areas, and that there was a plan to arrest the man in a public area OUTSIDE of the courtroom.

A judge has quite a bit of authority regarding people in their courtrooms. I believe that may be why they are not considered strictly public places.

An administrative warrant does not grant the same rights of entry to law enforcement that a judicial warrant can. In this case, the ICE agents were remaining in the public hallway to affect the arrest once the man's criminal hearing concluded.

 

[DonGlock26]

New video shows interaction between Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan, federal agents​

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

New video shows interaction between Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan, federal agents​

Well, she showed them. DURR