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Re:FBI arrests Wisconsin judge on charges of obstructing imm... by whoknowsidont on Friday April 25, 2025 @12:06PM (#43795176)
That statement isn't even close or applicable to any hypothetical actions the judge could have taken here. If the judge did something unlawful there are already lawful mechanisms for dealing with that and NONE of those mechanisms involve ICE detaining the judge.

This is exactly what it looks like, nothing else.

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Re:FBI arrests Wisconsin judge on charges of obstructing imm... by trelane on Friday April 25, 2025 @12:34PM (#43795641)
> If the judge did something unlawful there are already lawful mechanisms for dealing with that and NONE of those mechanisms involve ICE detaining the judge.

ICE is not detaining the judge.

> But Brady McCarron, spokesman for U.S. Marshals Service in Washington, D.C., said Dugan is being charged with two federal felony counts: obstruction and concealing an individual. McCarron also confirmed Dugan was arrested at about 8 a.m. at the Milwaukee County Courthouse.

> U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi posted on X: "I can confirm that our @FBI agents just arrested Hannah Dugan – a county judge in Milwaukee – for allegedly helping an illegal alien avoid an arrest by @ICEgov."

Source: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/breaking/2025/04/25/milw... (from below)

AFAICT, this is exactly what that would look like. She's been arrested by FBI/US Marshals, and a court date for her hearing has been set.

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Re:FBI arrests Wisconsin judge on charges of obstructing imm... by whoknowsidont on Friday April 25, 2025 @12:51PM (#43795874)
Arrested by the FBI on behalf of claims from ICE. For not detaining someone extra-judicially in her own court room. There was no need to arrest someone here, especially a judge.
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Re:FBI arrests Wisconsin judge on charges of obstructing imm... by trelane on Friday April 25, 2025 @01:57PM (#43796663)
> For not detaining someone extra-judicially in her own court room.

This is not the charge, fortunately. The charges are listed in the paragraphs I quoted.

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Re:FBI arrests Wisconsin judge on charges of obstructing imm... by whoknowsidont on Friday April 25, 2025 @02:04PM (#43796735)
Why would you expect the charge to spell out its own unlawfulness? Don't be obtuse.

For juxtaposition, the "Cash for Children" Judges were issued a summons.

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