F.B.I. Director Kash Patel stated on Friday that brokers had arrested a county decide in Milwaukee on fees of obstructing immigration enforcement. A spokesman for the U.S. Marshals confirmed the arrest of a sitting decide, a serious escalation within the Trump administration’s battle with native authorities over deportations.
The bureau arrested Decide Hannah Dugan on suspicion that she “deliberately misdirected federal brokers away from” an immigrant being pursued by federal authorities, Mr. Patel wrote on social media. He later deleted the publish for causes that weren’t instantly clear. An F.B.I. spokesman didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Brady McCarron, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals, confirmed that the decide had been arrested by F.B.I. brokers on Friday morning. The charging doc in opposition to the decide was not instantly accessible in federal court docket data.
The Trump administration has vowed to research and prosecute native officers who don’t help federal immigration enforcement efforts, denouncing what they name “sanctuary cities” for not doing extra to help federal apprehensions and deportations of thousands and thousands of undocumented immigrants.
The Milwaukee case includes a frequent flashpoint in that debate, when immigration brokers attempt to arrest undocumented immigrants who’re showing in state court docket. Native authorities typically chafe at such efforts, arguing they endanger public security if individuals coping with comparatively minor authorized points really feel it’s unsafe to enter courthouses.
Within the first Trump administration, an area Massachusetts decide was indicted by the Justice Division on fees of obstructing immigration authorities. The fees have been dropped after the decide agreed to refer herself to potential judicial self-discipline.
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