The chattering class is abuzz about the FBI’s arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan for helping an illegal alien avoid apprehension.

“Only Fascists arrest judges,” proclaimed a protestor’s sign outside the Milwaukee County courthouse. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), described the arrest as “a whole new descent into government chaos.”

Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson fretted that Dugan being taken into custody “sends a chilling message to community members and leaders looking to do the right thing.”

The facts leading to the arrest are not in dispute. In 2013 during the Obama administration, Mexican national Eduardo Flores-Ruiz was removed from the United States by Border Patrol agents. Under the law, Flores-Ruiz could return to the United States only if he sought and received permission from federal authorities. He did not seek permission and instead surreptitiously reentered the United States at an unknown time.

Flores-Ruiz made his way to Milwaukee, where he ran afoul of local law enforcement in March 2024. Court documents show that Flores-Ruiz attacked three individuals during a dispute over loud music. He allegedly struck his roommate 30 times with a closed fist, turned his anger to his roommate’s girlfriend, and finally injured another person who tried to stop the........

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