The FBI on Friday arrested Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan, saying she “intentionally misdirected” federal immigration agents away from a man they were trying to take into custody at her courthouse. The judge’s arrest escalates a clash between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the Republican president’s sweeping immigration crackdown. The Justice Department has previously signaled it was going to crack down on local officials who thwart federal immigration efforts. Here’s the latest: Similarities to another judge prosecuted during Trump’s first term Judge Hannah Dugan’s arrest is similar to a case during the first Trump administration against a Massachusetts judge accused of helping a man sneak out a back door of a courthouse to evade a waiting immigration enforcement agent. That prosecution sparked outrage from many in the legal community,…
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