Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Friday demanded solutions in regards to the arrest of an area Wisconsin decide by federal authorities for allegedly serving to an immigrant keep away from arrest.
“The Trump administration must explain to the American people the legal basis for arresting a Wisconsin judge … or drop all charges immediately,” Jeffries (D-N.Y.) wrote in a social media put up.
“We will never be intimidated by these far right extremists,” the Home Democratic chief added.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York), the chamber’s minority chief, accused Trump’s crew of searching for to bully judges “into submission.”
“This is a dangerous escalation, an attack on the separation of powers, and we will fight this with everything we have,” Schumer tweeted.
Milwaukee County Circuit Courtroom Choose Hannah Dugan is accused of escorting Eduardo Flores-Ruiz and his lawyer out of her courtroom by way of a facet door final week after studying that immigration authorities have been searching for his arrest.
Choose Hannah Dugan in Milwaukee. (Lee Matz/Milwaukee Unbiased through AP)
The person was taken into custody exterior the courthouse after brokers chased him on foot.
Dugan was launched Friday after a short look in federal courtroom. She faces two felony fees of “concealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest” and obstructing or impeding a continuing.
The decide’s arrest dramatically escalates tensions between federal authorities and state and native officers, whom President Trump’s administration has accused of interfering along with his immigration enforcement priorities. It additionally comes amid a rising battle between the Trump administration and the federal judiciary over the president’s government actions over deportations and different issues.
Lawyer Common Pam Bondi known as Dugan “deranged” and mentioned her actions “endangered the public.”
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) known as the arrest of Dugan a “gravely serious and drastic move” that threatens to “breach” the separation of powers between the branches of presidency.
“By relentlessly attacking the judicial system, flouting court orders and arresting a sitting judge, this president is putting those basic democratic values that Wisconsinites hold dear on the line,” Baldwin mentioned.
Initially Printed: April 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM EDT
