In an act of defiance, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, choose Monica Isham mentioned she has “no intention” of permitting any unlawful aliens to be taken out of her courtroom, after one other Wisconsin choose was arrested for obstructing an ICE operation.
Choose Isham has been on the bench for lower than two years and boasts of being the “first girl, first Native American, first minority” to function a circuit courtroom choose in Sawyer County.
“Sufficient is sufficient. I’ve no intention of permitting anybody to be taken out of my courtroom by ICE and despatched to a focus camp, particularly with out due course of as BOTH of the constitutions we swore to help requires. Ought to I begin elevating bail cash?” Wisconsin Circuit Choose Monica Isham wrote in an electronic mail obtained by Wisconsin Right Now.
“If there isn’t any steering for us and no help for us, I’ll refuse to carry courtroom in Department 2 in Sawyer County,” she mentioned.
“We’ve got a Judicial District 10 assembly on Could ninth and I respectfully ask that we be given some steering by then so we could talk about as a gaggle in District 10,” the choose mentioned.
In signing off, Choose Isham proudly mentioned she is keen to lose her job or get arrested for doing ‘the fitting factor.’
“If this prices me my job or will get me arrested, then no less than I do know I did the fitting factor,” the choose wrote.
Wisconsin Choose Monica Isham threatens to not maintain courtroom over Hannah Dugan’s arrest https://t.co/88OGUlgrW4
— Wisconsin Proper Now (@wisconsin_now) April 26, 2025
As beforehand reported, a Milwaukee County choose was arrested by the FBI for obstructing an ICE arrest final week.
In accordance with the FBI, Choose Hannah Dugan obstructed an immigration arrest operation final week. Dugan turned indignant when she discovered that ICE brokers have been ready exterior of her courtroom final week to arrest Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an unlawful alien concerned in a home abuse case she was overseeing. She allegedly directed Flores-Ruiz to exit the courthouse by way of a personal jury door to evade arrest.
FBI Director Kash Patel mentioned Choose Dugan “deliberately misdirected federal brokers away from the topic to be arrested at her courthouse.”
The surprising legal criticism detailing Choose Hannah Dugan’s actions main as much as her arrest and felony expenses was unsealed on Friday. (Learn the full criminal complaint here).
The legal criticism particulars Choose Dugan’s actions to intimidate federal brokers and the way she helped the unlawful alien evade arrest.
In accordance with the legal criticism, six Milwaukee ICE ERO Job Pressure officers arrived on the courthouse to effectuate the arrest “in as low-key and secure of a way as doable.”
Choose Dugan realized of ICE’s presence and confronted the arrest group.
The courtroom deputy mentioned Choose Dugan was making an attempt to expedite Flores-Ruiz’s listening to so she may rapidly usher him out of the constructing.
It was later revealed that Choose Dugan adjourned Flores-Ruiz’s listening to so she may discreetly escort him by way of a “jury door” to keep away from his arrest.
The DOJ announced Choose Dugan was charged with “obstruction of proceedings earlier than a division or company of the USA, which carries a most penalty of 5 years in jail, and concealing an individual to forestall arrest, which carries a most penalty of 1 12 months in jail.”
Choose Dugan scurried away after leaving the courthouse on Friday.
WATCH:
New video from our crews: Milwaukee County Choose Hannah Dugan and her lawyer leaving the federal courthouse in Milwaukee and never commenting. The FBI arrested her on the MKE Co Courthouse this morning. She’s charged with 2 felonies for obstructing an ICE arrest final week pic.twitter.com/3YtgsNHTJl
— Matt Smith (@mattsmith_news) April 25, 2025
