A Wisconsin judge recklessly accused of helping a man evade arrest by U.S. immigration agents lost an attempt on August 26 to throw out the Trump administration’s case against her.

The politically motivated prosecution of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan has highlighted the push by Donald Trump’s autocratic regime to confront state and local authorities who resist his sweeping immigration crackdown.

Democrats have accused federal authorities under Trump of trying to make a national example of Judge Dugan to chill judicial opposition to its deportation efforts.

Her April arrest at the county courthouse was a politically organized circus designed to make her look guilty in the media. She was indicted on federal charges in May, and quickly filed a motion to dismiss the charges.

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