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The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a Milwaukee County Circuit judge Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel said on social media, accusing her of helping an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest.

Judge Hannah Dugan is facing charges for obstruction, Patel said in a quickly deleted post on X.

“We believe Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse, Eduardo Flores Ruiz, allowing the subject — an illegal alien — to evade arrest,” Patel’s post read. “Thankfully our agents chased down the perp on foot and he’s been in custody since, but the Judge’s obstruction created increased danger to the public.”

An arrest warrant and criminal complaint are not yet publicly available. CNN has reached out to the Justice Department and FBI for comment.

The arrest on federal charges is an escalation in the Trump administration’s focus on judges’ conduct.

Agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrived at the court last week and went immediately to Dugan’s courtroom, the Milwaukee Journal- Sentinel reported.

The Journal- Sentinel cited an email from Chief Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Carl Ashley, which said that “they were asked whether they had a warrant, and the agents presented the warrant as well as their identification.”

The chief judge wrote that the ICE agents were told to wait until the court hearing had concluded.

This is a developing story and will be updated.