Intentionally misdirected federal agents,’ says FBI

“The FBI arrested Judge Hannah Dugan out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on charges of obstruction — after evidence of Judge Dugan obstructing an immigration arrest operation last week,” FBI Director Kash Patel said on X, formerly Twitter.

“We believe Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse,” Patel said, before adding that the “judge’s obstruction created increased danger to the public.”

The FBI director who was appointed by Trump deleted his initial post on X, before later posting it again. The department’s apparent arrest of a state judge is a remarkable escalation of the administration’s battle with the judiciary. It was not immediately clear why the post from Patel was deleted.

The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed the arrest.

Dugan is a Milwaukee County circuit court judge, an elected position. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported earlier this week that the FBI was investigating her, and she told the paper via email that “nearly every fact regarding the ‘tips’ in your email is inaccurate.”

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