Durbin Statement On The Arrest Of A Wisconsin Judge By The FBI For Allegedly Obstructing An Immigration Operation

ROME – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit judge, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on charges of obstruction and concealing a person from arrest over allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant “evade arrest,”accordingto FBI Director Kash Patel:
“The Trump Administration continues to test the limits of our Constitution—this time by arresting a sitting judge for allegedly obstructing an immigration operation at the courthouse.
“When immigration enforcement officials interfere with our criminal justice system, it undermines public safety, prevents victims and witnesses from coming forward, and often prevents those who committed crimes from facing justice in the United States. How does this make America any safer? How does arresting a sitting judge make America any safer? It is imperative that Judge Dugan is afforded due process and the presumption of innocence, as required by our Constitution and her fundamental rights as an American.”
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