The FBI had launched an investigation into claims Judge Hannah Dugan had helped an illegal immigrant evade arrest by ICE officers by misdirecting them.

Patel's post accused Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan of helping a man evade arrest by federal immigration authorities.

FBI Director Kash Patel said in a since-deleted post on X that the bureau believed the judge "intentionally misdirected federal agents" seeking to arrest an undocumented immigrant.