Judge Hannah Dugan of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court has been indicted on charges of assisting an illegal alien in attempting to evade law enforcement.

She was arrested last month after she allegedly snuck an illegal alien out of her courthouse when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were waiting for him.

“Judge Hannah C. Dugan has committed herself to the rule of law and the principles of due process for her entire career as a lawyer and a judge,” her attorneys said to The New York Times. “Judge Dugan asserts her innocence and looks forward to being vindicated in court.”

The judge confronted the ICE agents when she was “visibly upset and had a confrontational, angry demeanor,” the criminal complaint said. She then led the suspect out of a private jury exit from her courtroom and not the public exit in an attempt to evade law enforcement.

“Despite having been advised of the administrative warrant for the arrest of Flores-Ruiz, Judge Dugan then escorted Flores-Ruiz and his counsel out of the courtroom through the ‘jury door,’ which leads to a nonpublic area of the courthouse,” the indictment said.

Attorney General Pam Bondi described what happened when she appeared on Fox News last month.

Wild! Attorney General Pam Bondi explains what really happened with Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan that led to her arrest by FBI:

"The Judge learns that ICE was outside to get the guy, because he had been deported in 2013, came back into our country, charged with committing these… pic.twitter.com/Af7a1JdJR4

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 25, 2025

“The Judge learns that ICE was outside to get the guy, because he had been deported in 2013, came back into our country, charged with committing these crimes, victim is in court. Judge finds out. She goes out into the hallway. Screams at the immigration officer. She’s furious. Visibly shaken. Upset. Sends them off to talk to the chief judge,” the attorney general said.

“She comes back into the courtroom. You’re not going to believe this. Takes the defendant and the defense attorney back in her chambers. Takes them out a private exit and tells them to leave. While the state prosecutor and victims of domestic violence are sitting in the courtroom,” she said.