Former Wisconsin Judge Spared Prison For Obstructing ICE Arrest Of Mexican Immigrant

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan has been spared from prison for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A federal judge fined her $5,000 and cited her otherwise law-abiding life in issuing the sentence. Hannah Dugan resigned her Milwaukee County circuit judgeship after her obstruction conviction amid threats of impeachment from Republican legislators. Her lawyers argued that President Donald Trump's administration sought to crush her in an effort to ensure judicial compliance with its sweeping immigration crackdown. She faced up to five years in prison Wednesday, but the judge said what she did was a momentary deviation from a life of public service.