Wisconsin judge charged with aiding immigrant frames case as fight with Trump

• The administration has said Dugan's case is meant to send a message to other judges not to interfere with its immigration crackdown.

Zoom in: The Hannah Dugan Legal Defense Fund wants to raise resources to "mount a vigorous defense against the unprecedented attack on the independent judiciary by the federal government," according to its website.

• The fund calls it an "extraordinary attack on Wisconsin's judicial branch of government."
• Dugan's defense team includes Paul Clement, who served as U.S. Solicitor General under then-President George W. Bush, and Steve Biskupic, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, among others.

What they're saying: White House spokesperson Kush Desai told Axios in an emailed statement, "The days of actively aiding and abetting illegal aliens invading our country are over."

• Under the Trump administration, he added, "anyone who commits crimes exposes themselves to criminal liability."
• Dugan's attorneys declined to comment.

Catch up quick: Dugan pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that she helped an undocumented man evade arrest.

• A federal grand jury indicted Dugan earlier this week on charges of concealing a person from arrest and obstruction of proceedings.
• She was arrested by the FBI last month for allegedly trying to help an undocumented immigrant in her courtroom avoid arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

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Editor's note: This story has been updated with a White House statement.