Judge Hannah Dugan faces two federal charges: obstruction of a federal agency, which is a felony; and concealing a person to help them avoid arrest, a misdemeanor. An earlier version of this article incorrectly described one of the counts.

Judge Hannah Dugan will have a preliminary hearing in May. Her case would likely eventually go before a grand jury.

Milwaukee County Chief Judge Carl Ashley spoke publicly Monday for the first time since FBI agents arrested Dugan on Friday.

Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by the authorities, the F.B.I. director said.

Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, defended the Trump administration's arrest of a Wisconsin judge accused of helping an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest by federal agents. Last week, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for allegedly helping Eduardo Flores-Ruiz,

The FBI arrested Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan, alleging she interfered in an immigration operation. Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Pedro Colón joins Ana Cabrera to react to the incident and to share his experience with Judge Dugan.