Ayaan Silver

Prosecutors argued it was a, quote, roundup when Dugan sent five federal agents to talk to her chief judge after they had staked out a hallway to arrest Eduardo Flores Ruiz.

Flores Ruiz was appearing in her courtroom on misdemeanor battery charges, and agents had an administrative warrant to arrest him for being in the country unlawfully.

Prosecutors then said Dugan created a, quote, escape route when she sent Flores Ruiz out a private jury door in her courtroom into a restricted hallway.

Dugan's attorneys argued she was trying to follow unsettled courthouse policy on ICE arrests, and that she never actually concealed Flores Ruiz.

The case reflects tension over President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts spilling over into courthouses.

For NPR News, I'm Ayaan Silver in Milwaukee.

Prosecutors argued it was a, quote, roundup when Dugan sent five federal agents to talk to her chief judge after they had staked out a hallway to arrest Eduardo Flores Ruiz.

Flores Ruiz was appearing in her courtroom on misdemeanor battery charges, and agents had an administrative warrant to arrest him for being in the country unlawfully.

Prosecutors then said Dugan created a, quote, escape route when she sent Flores Ruiz out a private jury door in her courtroom into a restricted hallway.

Dugan's attorneys argued she was trying to follow unsettled courthouse policy on ICE arrests, and that she never actually concealed Flores Ruiz.

The case reflects tension over President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts spilling over into courthouses.

For NPR News, I'm Ayaan Silver in Milwaukee.

Prosecutors argued it was a quote roundup when Dugan sent five federal agents to talk to her chief judge after they had staked out a hallway to arrest Eduardo Flores Ruiz.

Flores Ruiz was appearing in her courtroom on misdemeanor battery charges and agents had an administrative warrant to arrest him for being in the country unlawfully.

Prosecutors then said Dugan created a, quote, escape route when she sent Flores Ruiz out a private jury door in her courtroom into a restricted hallway.

Dugan's attorneys argued she was trying to follow unsettled courthouse policy on ICE arrests and that she never actually concealed Flores Ruiz.

The case reflects tension over President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts spilling over into courthouses.

For NPR News, I'm Ayaan Silver in Milwaukee.

Judge Hannah Dugan is pleaded not guilty to federal charges of obstructing a proceeding and concealing an individual to prevent arrest.

Former prosecutor and Loyola Law School professor Lori Levinson says a big issue for the jury will be Dugan's mindset on April 18th when ICE agents showed up at her courtroom.