New Delhi, April 26 -- Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee judge, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday while on her way to work at the Milwaukee County courthouse. She was accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities. She appeared briefly in federal court later Friday before being released.

According to the Associated Press, Dugan was accused of escorting the man and his lawyer out of her courtroom through the jury door last week (April 18) after learning that immigration authorities were seeking his arrest. The man was taken into custody outside the courthouse after agents chased him on foot.

Dugan was taken into custody by the FBI on Friday morning on the courthouse grounds, US Marshals Service spokesper...