DUGAN IN THE NEWS, WISCONSIN JUDGE ACCUSED OF HELPING MAN DODGE ICE ARREST LOSES BID TO DROP CHARGES

A Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade arrest by U.S. immigration agents lost an attempt Tuesday to throw out the Trump administration’s case against her. The prosecution of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan has highlighted the push by President Donald Trump’s administration to confront state and local authorities who resist his sweeping immigration crackdown. Democrats have accused the administration of trying to make a national example of Dugan to chill judicial opposition to its deportation efforts. MORE AT Wisconsin judge accused of helping man dodge ICE arrest loses bid to drop charges