"When it comes to the enforcement of its draconian, purposefully cruel immigration operations, the second Trump administration has for a while now been searching for a sacrificial lamb it can use as an example in its vendetta against "activist judges" and anyone generally willing to lift a finger in an attempt to ward off the worst abuses of a system that Amnesty International says is currently sticking people in 2×2 cages to bake in the Florida sun."
"She's facing blatantly politicized felony charges of "obstructing a proceeding of a federal agency and concealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest," stemming from an April incident in which she allegedly advised a defendant and his legal counsel in her court to exit via a side door in an effort to avoid federal agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)."
"There's no other way to say it: Judge Hannah Dugan has been railroaded into this position, offered up as a threat to all other judges in the U.S. who would dare not just to aid immigrant defendants in some way, but to show the smallest bit of backbone in resisting any impulse of the federal Justice Department's efforts to brutalize immigrants in their own deportation effort."
Second Trump administration seeks a high-profile prosecution to punish judges who assist immigrants. Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan faces felony charges of obstructing a federal proceeding and concealing an individual to prevent discovery and arrest after allegedly advising a defendant and counsel to exit a side door to avoid ICE agents. Conviction could carry up to six years imprisonment. Prosecutors intend the case to deter other judges from resisting federal immigration enforcement. ICE agents have no legitimate role inside state courthouses. Amnesty International reports migrants are being confined to 2×2 cages under harsh conditions in Florida.
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