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Judge Hannah Dugan had just arrived for work at Milwaukee County Circuit Court on April 18, when she was informed that federal agents were waiting outside her courtroom. They were there to arrest an undocumented man, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, who was scheduled to appear before Dugan on a battery charge.
According to federal prosecutors, Dugan stepped out into the hall to question the agents before directing them to the office of the county’s chief judge down the hall. Dugan then allegedly sent Flores-Ruiz out a non-public door in an alleged attempt, authorities claim, to help him evade arrest on immigration violations. One officer who had returned to the hallway — and another who had never left — said in the criminal complaint they spotted the man leaving. Flores-Ruiz was captured outside the court building after a brief foot chase.
Dugan, 65, was arrested by the FBI a week later. She is charged in a two-count indictment with obstruction and concealing an individual to prevent the discovery and arrest of Flores-Ruiz. She has pleaded not guilty, and her lawyers contend she is immune from prosecution for official judicial acts.
ABC News has obtained, through a public records request, video from more than two dozen surveillance cameras at the courthouse, capturing the movements of the judge, the plain-clothed agents and the man targeted for arrest. There is no audio on the surveillance footage.
There were multiple cameras on the floor where Dugan’s courtroom is located, capturing the events at different times.
“The video is not conclusive, and I do think it tends to support whatever preconceptions people might have about the case,” said Dugan attorney Dean Strang.
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