Fox News: Wisc. Judge Accused of Helping Illegal Immigrant Avoid ICE Claims Judicial Immunity

HEMMER So another high ░░░░░░░░ case we re watching ░░░░░░░░ out of Wisconsin That ░░░░░░░░ is due in court ░░░░░░░░ The judge who is ░░░░░░░░ a defendant facing two ░░░░░░░░ charges for allegedly shielding ░░░░░░░░ Illegal immigrant from ICE ░░░░░░░░ I want to get ░░░░░░░░ Garrett Tenney He s ░░░░░░░░ Milwaukee to give us ░░░░░░░░ lowdown on what s ░░░░░░░░ there today Garrett hello ░░░░░░░░ good morning TENNEY Yeah ░░░░░░░░ good morning to you ░░░░░░░░ re outside the federal ░░░░░░░░ here in Milwaukee and ░░░░░░░░ can see there is ░░░░░░░░ again another crowd of ░░░░░░░░ that have been out ░░░░░░░░ over the last couple ░░░░░░░░ weeks on a regular ░░░░░░░░ protesting the arrest of ░░░░░░░░ County Circuit Judge Hannah ░░░░░░░░ Today not only is ░░░░░░░░ Dugan expected to plead ░░░░░░░░ guilty but her legal ░░░░░░░░ is hoping that the ░░░░░░░░ case against her gets ░░░░░░░░ In a legal motion ░░░░░░░░ yesterday afternoon they argue ░░░░░░░░ Judge Dugan cannot be ░░░░░░░░ because she s entitled ░░░░░░░░ judicial immunity for her ░░░░░░░░ acts which they argue ░░░░░░░░ controlling her courtroom by ░░░░░░░░ anyone who could disrupt ░░░░░░░░ which they argue would ░░░░░░░░ if she did in ░░░░░░░░ allegedly help an Illegal ░░░░░░░░ escape arrest by guiding ░░░░░░░░ to leave out a ░░░░░░░░ door And with no ░░░░░░░░ of irony her defense ░░░░░░░░ repeatedly cites in that ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court s ░░░░░░░░ last year in a ░░░░░░░░ against then former President ░░░░░░░░ including this line from ░░░░░░░░ high court s decision ░░░░░░░░ are entitled to absolute ░░░░░░░░ for their judicial acts ░░░░░░░░ regard to the motive ░░░░░░░░ which those acts are ░░░░░░░░ performed Some legal experts ░░░░░░░░ including Jonathan Turley are ░░░░░░░░ of how far that ░░░░░░░░ can really go in ░░░░░░░░ case Clip starts TURLEY ░░░░░░░░ of that strikes me ░░░░░░░░ being within the scope ░░░░░░░░ her judicial duties If ░░░░░░░░ does then the question ░░░░░░░░ how far does that ░░░░░░░░ Could she have hid ░░░░░░░░ guy in her trunk ░░░░░░░░ her car Could she ░░░░░░░░ driven him out of ░░░░░░░░ courthouse Could she have ░░░░░░░░ state officers When exactly ░░░░░░░░ she stop being a ░░░░░░░░ when she s helping ░░░░░░░░ evade federal authority Clip ░░░░░░░░ TENNEY Yeah And again ░░░░░░░░ is just the latest ░░░░░░░░ we have had here ░░░░░░░░ Milwaukee since Judge Dugan ░░░░░░░░ arrest Around a 150 ░░░░░░░░ so people that are ░░░░░░░░ here this morning and ░░░░░░░░ group has been steadily ░░░░░░░░ over the last hour ░░░░░░░░ are calling for these ░░░░░░░░ against Judge Dugan to ░░░░░░░░ dropped She is facing ░░░░░░░░ to 6 years in ░░░░░░░░ if convicted Bill HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ Garrett Tenney watching that ░░░░░░░░ Milwaukee as we are ░░░░░░░░ well Thank you Garrett ░░░░░░░░ to see you there.”