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an immigrant who was arrested after a milwaukee The judge who allegedly helped him elude federal agents has been deported.
Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, 31, pleaded guilty in September to illegal re-entry United States of America After reaching a deal with prosecutors. The US Department of Homeland Security tweeted Friday afternoon that he has now been deported.
The tweet did not say whether it was sent back to its original location or not. Mexico Or any other destination. associated Press Sent an email message to his lawyer Martin Pruhs asking for more information but he did not immediately respond.
Flores-Ruiz is at the center of a case that could land Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan in jail.
According to court documents, Flores-Ruiz left his home michoacanMexico, in 2013 at the age of 18 and crossed into the United States. He was caught and deported soon after crossing the border, but a few days later he re-entered the country and reached Milwaukee where he worked in restaurants for about 12 years.
He was charged with three counts of misdemeanor battery in March after an alleged fight with his roommate. According to court documents, U.S. immigration agents learned he was in the country illegally after the Milwaukee County Jail submitted his fingerprints to a federal database.
He was scheduled to appear at a hearing before Dugan on April 18. U.S. immigration agents had planned to arrest him at the hearing, but prosecutors say, Dugan realized they were waiting for him and escorted him out of his courtroom through a private door. From there, Flores-Ruiz made his way outside. Agents caught him after a chase through the streets.
A federal grand jury indicted Dugan in May on charges of hindering apprehension and concealment of a person. His trial is going to start from December 15. If convicted, he faces up to six years in federal prison.
“Judge Hannah Dugan’s actions to obstruct the arrest of this violent criminal take the term ‘activist judge’ to a whole new meaning,” the Department of Homeland Security said in its posting Friday. “Thanks to the brave men and women of ICE law enforcement, this criminal is out of our country.”
Dugan has denied any wrongdoing, arguing that he has the right to run his court as he sees fit. Her attorneys declined to comment Friday, but they filed statements earlier in the day noting that Milwaukee County Chief Judge Carl Ashley sent an email to county judges about two weeks before Flores-Ruiz was arrested, saying the courts should remain a “safe haven” from immigration enforcement.
Flores-Ruiz spent most of the last seven months in jail. State prosecutors dropped two battery charges against him in October after he agreed to plead no contest to a third. He was sentenced to periodic service.
U.S. District Judge Pamela Pepper sentenced him to time served on the illegal entry charge on November 6, as recommended by prosecutors, after he agreed to plead guilty and promised not to fight deportation.
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This story has been updated to correct the plea that Flores-Ruiz pleaded guilty to, charged with illegally re-entering the U.S. He pleaded guilty, no contest.