MADISON, Wis. -- An immigrant who was arrested after a judge in Wisconsin allegedly helped him dodge federal agents and served time for illegally reentering the United States has been deported, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security told ABC News.
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Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, 31, had spent about seven months in jail since he was arrested outside the Milwaukee County Courthouse. He pleaded guilty in September to illegally reentering the country after he reached a deal with prosecutors to not fight deportation. Prosecutors in exchange agreed to recommend a time-served sentence.
U.S. District Judge Pamela Pepper handed down the sentence during a hearing last week in Milwaukee, warning him that he would face harsher penalties if he ever r

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