A federal magistrate judge in Wisconsin has recommended that the criminal case against Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan should proceed. Dugan is accused of helping an undocumented Mexican immigrant evade arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at her courthouse. The magistrate judge rejected Dugan's motion to dismiss the charges on the grounds of judicial immunity, stating that such immunity does not extend to criminal obstruction cases. The recommendation means the indictment against Dugan will not be dismissed at this stage and will likely move forward to be considered by a district court judge. The case has drawn attention due to the legal question of whether a judge can claim immunity in a criminal prosecution related to actions allegedly taken to obstruct federal immigration enforcement.