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Maya Yang

Democrats decry Wisconsin judge’s arrest as Republicans call to remove her

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Wisconsin governor, Tony Evers, at the state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, on 22 January. Photograph: Morry Gash/AP

The FBI’s arrest of Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan has triggered strong reactions from Republican and Democratic politicians, as the Trump administration veered closer to direct confrontation with the judiciary over its crackdown on immigration.

Following the Milwaukee county circuit judge’s arrest on Friday, over allegations that she helped a man evade US immigration officers at her courthouse, Republicans have called for her removal while Democrats regard her arrest as a reflection of the administration’s increasing disregard of judicial independence amid its push to deport immigrants on an enormous scale.

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