The FBI had launched an investigation into claims Judge Hannah Dugan had helped an illegal immigrant evade arrest by ICE officers by misdirecting them.

FBI Director Kash Patel said in a since-deleted post on X that the bureau believed the judge "intentionally misdirected federal agents" seeking to arrest an undocumented immigrant.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says the arrest of a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities is a “gravely serious and drastic move."