The FBI has *ARRESTED* a sitting judge in Milwaukee, over allegations it obstructed immigration enforcement.

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Anonymous wrote:Is a judge immune from an obstruction charge if there’s an articulable case to be made they were obstructing?

Or immune from ANY law, for that matter, by virtue of being a judge?

Could a judge be arrested for DUI? Or assault? Or tax evasion?

If yes, then aren’t those also authoritarianism, too?


Democrats are getting too far out over their skis here on this stuff.

Ok, so you are not getting it. She was arrested for adjudicating a case. Not hiding someone in her basement.

Oh, I “GET” exactly what happened here. A sitting judge assisted a person subject to compliance with a lawful order and helped that person evade custody.

If you or I did such a thing for a person subject to an order from the judge, this same judge would lock us up for it.

This is what I meant about getting too far out over our skis. Stuff like this is HORRIBLE for making claims of authoritarianism, because as soon as you look into it beyond a headline, it falls apart. Then Dems look like the boy who cried wolf.

DP. No. ICE did not have an arrest warrant from a judge. They just had an administrative warrant similar to a subpoena. They can wait outside like everyone else, and the judge does not have to allow them entry.

Arresting immigrants at courthouses is bad policy, as most everyone already knows. Trump doesn't care about policy because he doesn't think long term, when something goes wrong he blames someone else and quits/declares bankruptcy/sure. That's not working well for him in negotiating peace or in these taritf "negotiations" and it won't go well for him here.

To everyone else reading this who is NOT an officer of the court, it comes off as a judge holding the front door shut while allowing a criminal to escape custody out the back door. Because that’s exactly what it is.

This is exactly the stuff Dems shouldn’t be citing, because it’s a sham. People see right through it, and it gives credibility to R’s when they levy accusations against Dems that Dems support illegal immigration.

Why give them useful weapons to use against us?

You are an idiot. This is the FBI arresting a judge for doing their job. Next you people will arrest a judge because they rule against you. This is unprecedented and unconstitutional.

NP. My understanding is the judge is alleged to have willfully misdirected officers trying to make an arrest.

Is the allegation true? Perhaps not, but that remains to be seen. If true it’s not really the case the judge was just “doing their job.”

I agree with the poster that overreacting to the arrest before the facts are known makes it harder to reach the people who need to hear that the executive branch is overreaching in other areas. This may or may not be an example of an overreach.

Hysteria on the left is the fuel driving insanity on the right.

The problem is the Trump administration lies.

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Anonymous wrote:Is a judge immune from an obstruction charge if there’s an articulable case to be made they were obstructing?

Or immune from ANY law, for that matter, by virtue of being a judge?

Could a judge be arrested for DUI? Or assault? Or tax evasion?

If yes, then aren’t those also authoritarianism, too?


Democrats are getting too far out over their skis here on this stuff.

Ok, so you are not getting it. She was arrested for adjudicating a case. Not hiding someone in her basement.

Oh, I “GET” exactly what happened here. A sitting judge assisted a person subject to compliance with a lawful order and helped that person evade custody.

If you or I did such a thing for a person subject to an order from the judge, this same judge would lock us up for it.

This is what I meant about getting too far out over our skis. Stuff like this is HORRIBLE for making claims of authoritarianism, because as soon as you look into it beyond a headline, it falls apart. Then Dems look like the boy who cried wolf.

DP. No. ICE did not have an arrest warrant from a judge. They just had an administrative warrant similar to a subpoena. They can wait outside like everyone else, and the judge does not have to allow them entry.

Arresting immigrants at courthouses is bad policy, as most everyone already knows. Trump doesn't care about policy because he doesn't think long term, when something goes wrong he blames someone else and quits/declares bankruptcy/sure. That's not working well for him in negotiating peace or in these taritf "negotiations" and it won't go well for him here.

To everyone else reading this who is NOT an officer of the court, it comes off as a judge holding the front door shut while allowing a criminal to escape custody out the back door. Because that’s exactly what it is.

This is exactly the stuff Dems shouldn’t be citing, because it’s a sham. People see right through it, and it gives credibility to R’s when they levy accusations against Dems that Dems support illegal immigration.

Why give them useful weapons to use against us?

You are an idiot. This is the FBI arresting a judge for doing their job. Next you people will arrest a judge because they rule against you. This is unprecedented and unconstitutional.

NP. My understanding is the judge is alleged to have willfully misdirected officers trying to make an arrest.

Is the allegation true? Perhaps not, but that remains to be seen. If true it’s not really the case the judge was just “doing their job.”

I agree with the poster that overreacting to the arrest before the facts are known makes it harder to reach the people who need to hear that the executive branch is overreaching in other areas. This may or may not be an example of an overreach.

Hysteria on the left is the fuel driving insanity on the right.

Yep. Reading about this case makes me ok with sending judges to CECOT instead. Way to go "resistance"

[Anonymous]

There's also this bit of Wisconsin news:

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/23/fort-mccoy-commander-disciplined-after-missing-trump-hegseth-portraits/83235934007/


Someone may have been looking to get rid of her. But shoot and ask questions later, right?

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There's also this bit of Wisconsin news:

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/23/fort-mccoy-commander-disciplined-after-missing-trump-hegseth-portraits/83235934007/


Someone may have been looking to get rid of her. But shoot and ask questions later, right?

Good grief. Talk about non sequitur.

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Anonymous wrote:Watch out judges, they’re coming for you!

Yes. If they break the law, they are not immune.
We have been through 4 years where the Biden administration turned a blind eye to law breaking, antisemitism, and a host of other things that should have been charged. About damned time people are being held accountable for their actions.

You are what is wrong with America. You voted for a convicted felon who incited an insurrection so don’t lecture me on law and order because you don’t know anything! You’re the biggest hypocrite. And stop discussing antisemitism with your Camp Auschwitz sweatshirt friends and your support of Charlottesville. You’re a total fraud!

Ah, yes. When a liberal cannot debate the merits - they resort to name calling and insults.
Stay classy!

This is a very fantastical view of events. Is this really what you think happened?

Do you think that you made some point that rose to level of debate?

Is there an adult that can help?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just because a person is Latino, doesn’t make them a gang member. The Trump administration lies so much that I no longer believe them when they say a person is a member of a gang. They lie!

Dumb comment.
Officials use more than just a nationality or tattoo to identify gang members.

How would anyone know this when these officials are loath to present any evidence in court?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/judge-shelley-joseph-indicted.html

Trump tried this before and lost

I love this quote in the article. It is exactly what this administration does all day every day.

"“The allegations in today’s indictment involve obstruction by a sitting judge, that is intentional interference with the enforcement of federal law, and that is a crime,” United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling said in a statement. “We cannot pick and choose the federal laws we follow, or use our personal views to justify violating the law.”"

[Anonymous]

Something being glossed over in the reporting.........

The illegal alien she helped to evade authorities was charged with domestic violence.

Democrats choose some of the most unsympathetic people to side with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Something being glossed over in the reporting.........

The illegal alien she helped to evade authorities was charged with domestic violence.

Democrats choose some of the most unsympathetic people to side with.

And yet, you forget all the 1/6 guys who had assaulted their wives.

So white MAGA can assault their wives, but not brown immigrants. Got it! 👍🏻

[Anonymous]

When will we see the arrest and prosecution of Trump? He is a common criminal yet maga rally behind him.

So much for maga law and order. They are just jack booted thugs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is a judge immune from an obstruction charge if there’s an articulable case to be made they were obstructing?

Or immune from ANY law, for that matter, by virtue of being a judge?

Could a judge be arrested for DUI? Or assault? Or tax evasion?

If yes, then aren’t those also authoritarianism, too?


Democrats are getting too far out over their skis here on this stuff.

Ok, so you are not getting it. She was arrested for adjudicating a case. Not hiding someone in her basement.

Oh, I “GET” exactly what happened here. A sitting judge assisted a person subject to compliance with a lawful order and helped that person evade custody.

If you or I did such a thing for a person subject to an order from the judge, this same judge would lock us up for it.

This is what I meant about getting too far out over our skis. Stuff like this is HORRIBLE for making claims of authoritarianism, because as soon as you look into it beyond a headline, it falls apart. Then Dems look like the boy who cried wolf.

DP. No. ICE did not have an arrest warrant from a judge. They just had an administrative warrant similar to a subpoena. They can wait outside like everyone else, and the judge does not have to allow them entry.

Arresting immigrants at courthouses is bad policy, as most everyone already knows. Trump doesn't care about policy because he doesn't think long term, when something goes wrong he blames someone else and quits/declares bankruptcy/sure. That's not working well for him in negotiating peace or in these taritf "negotiations" and it won't go well for him here.

To everyone else reading this who is NOT an officer of the court, it comes off as a judge holding the front door shut while allowing a criminal to escape custody out the back door. Because that’s exactly what it is.

This is exactly the stuff Dems shouldn’t be citing, because it’s a sham. People see right through it, and it gives credibility to R’s when they levy accusations against Dems that Dems support illegal immigration.

Why give them useful weapons to use against us?

You are an idiot. This is the FBI arresting a judge for doing their job. Next you people will arrest a judge because they rule against you. This is unprecedented and unconstitutional.

NP. My understanding is the judge is alleged to have willfully misdirected officers trying to make an arrest.

Is the allegation true? Perhaps not, but that remains to be seen. If true it’s not really the case the judge was just “doing their job.”

I agree with the poster that overreacting to the arrest before the facts are known makes it harder to reach the people who need to hear that the executive branch is overreaching in other areas. This may or may not be an example of an overreach.

Hysteria on the left is the fuel driving insanity on the right.

The problem is the Trump administration lies.

That’s certainly true. I’d even say it’s true to a degree greater than we’ve ever seen before (though Trump 45 came close!). But assuming every claim made on behalf of the executive branch, including the DoJ, is a lie is a losing strategy that will backfire spectacularly.

[Anonymous]

This is an overreach, if ICE really had not shown a valid warrant
Everyone isn't obligated to follow ICE directivs if ICE doesn't show proper documentation

[Anonymous]

Wtf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Something being glossed over in the reporting.........

The illegal alien she helped to evade authorities was charged with domestic violence.

Democrats choose some of the most unsympathetic people to side with.

President Trump threw his wife down the stairs

[Anonymous]

Interesting, neither the DOJ/FBI nor any state authorities ever subjected Donald Trump to arrest, preferring in every case to proceed by indictment and voluntary surrender. It’s notable that a sitting judge and pillar of the Milwaukee community was not extended the same courtesy.