WUWM analyzes the politics and the legal issues in the federal criminal trial of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan. Her trial begins Monday, Dec. 15.

Opening statements began Monday in the jury trial of a judge in Wisconsin accused of helping an undocumented man evade federal immigration agents. | TAG24

The federal trial of a Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities in her courtroom gets underway Monday. Judge Hannah Dugan has pleaded not guilty to one felony count of obstructing a proceeding and a misdemeanor count of concealing an individual to prevent arrest.

Judge Hannah Dugan faces six years in prison if convicted for aiding defence against US federal immigration enforcement.

Hannah Dugan faces charges of concealing a person and obstruction after prosecutors allege she interfered when ICE agents attempted to arrest Eduardo Flores Ruiz at the Milwaukee courthouse in April.

Lawyers for Dugan plan to tell the jury she followed courthouse policies directing staff to alert a supervisor about the presence of ICE agents and had acted in good faith.

Was Judge Hannah Dugan trying to obstruct a proceeding or trying to run her courtroom when ICE agents came to arrest an undocumented immigrant? A federal jury will decide