Information was released by the director of the agency, Kash Patel, appointed by Donald Trump earlier this year; Hannah Dugan appeared on Friday (25) before an American judge at the Federal Court of Milwaukee
The Federal Police arrested a judge for “obstructing” the arrest of an immigrant, announced the director of, on Friday (25). “Right now, the FBI arrested Judge Hannah Dugan of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on charges of obstruction, after evidence that she (…) obstructed a migratory operation last week,” Patel published in her X account. Individual, an illegal migrant, evaded the prison, ”he added.
He also said that the immigrant was arrested after a persecution on foot. “Fortunately, our agents have chased” the individual and he “has been in custody ever since, but the obstruction of the judge has increased the danger” to the people who were there, Patel said.
Just NOW, 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.
We believe Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be…
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash)
Patel’s appointment as head of the Federal Police by the beginning of the year found a strong opposition from the Democrats, who feared he would use the FBI to “take revenge on his political enemies,” in the words of influential Senator Dick Durbin.
Several federal and state judges have suspended some of the measures adopted by Trump, in particular those related to their attempt to exercise unprecedented powers in the deportation of migrants. The president’s administration has faced federal judges, rights groups and democrats who say they are trampling or ignoring constitutionally consecrated rights by hurrying to deport migrants, sometimes without the right to an audience.
On Thursday (24), a judge from New Mexico and his wife were put in custody after federal agents searched their home for housing an alleged irregular migrant who believe they were from the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, US vehicles reported.
*With information from AFP
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