Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of immigrant

Hannah Dugan was fined $5,000 for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade ICE agents A former Wisconsin judge who was convicted of felony obstruction for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents has been spared prison. A federal judge on Wednesday instead fined Judge Hannah Dugan $5,000, citing her otherwise law-abiding life in issuing the sentence. Dugan, 67, was convicted in December. Her lawyers argued during her trial that Donald Trump’s administration sought to “crush” Dugan in an effort to ensure judicial compliance with the ICE strategy of targeting immigrants as they showed up for court hearings. Dugan resigned the Milwaukee county circuit judgeship she had held for nine years in January amid threats of impeachment from Republican state lawmakers who labeled her an activist judge. In her resignation letter, she said her prosecution threatened “the independence of our judiciary”. Tom Tiffany, a Republican US representative and fierce Trump loyalist running for Wisconsin governor, urged authorities to “lock her up” in a social media post following her conviction. Two Marquette University