MILWAUKEE — The jury trial for Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, accused of helping an undocumented man evade U.S. immigration authorities after he appeared in her courtroom, has been postponed.
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Dugan was arrested in April and later charged with concealing an individual to prevent arrest and obstruction.
Prosecutors say the judge escorted Eduardo Flores-Ruiz and his lawyer out of her courtroom through a back door on April 18 after learning that immigration agents were in the courthouse seeking to arrest him for being in the country illegally.
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Attorneys for Dugan were in federal court on Wednesday, where a federal judge postponed the jury trial, citing a motion filed by Dugan’s attorneys to dismiss the criminal case against her, based on judicial immunity for her official acts.
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The judge also said in court that whatever ruling the court hands down will likely be appealed, and that the appeal process cannot occur while the trial is underway.
A new date for Dugan's trial has not been set.
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