A Milwaukee judge who wasĀ arrestedĀ for allegedly shielding an undocumented immigrant from ICE arrest has argued that she can’t be prosecuted based on the same case that granted President Donald Trump broad immunity for ā€œofficialā€ acts.

The FBI arrested Hannah Dugan last month after she allegedly told agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that they needed a warrant to arrest an undocumented immigrant who hadĀ appeared in her courtroomĀ on a misdemeanor charge.

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The motion argued that the problems with the prosecution were ā€œlegion,ā€ including the fact that they allegedly violated the U.S. Constitution’s fundamental principle of federalism. But ā€œmost immediately, the government cannot prosecute Judge Dugan because she is entitled to judicial immunity for her official acts,ā€ it said.

As evidence, the motion cited the 2024 Supreme Court caseĀ Trump v. United StatesĀ in which the court ruled the president had absolute immunity for ā€œofficial acts.ā€

  • RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    Shit yea, they apply immunity for official acts all the way down to the level of street cops who get away with crimes against the public, so why shouldn’t it apply to that judge