The trial for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan began Monday on allegations she tried to help an undocumented immigrant evade ICE officials.

WUWM analyzes the politics and the legal issues in the federal criminal trial of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan. Her trial begins Monday, Dec. 15.

Prosecutors played audio recordings Monday as they tried to show jurors that a Wisconsin judge knew what was at stake earlier this year when she directed an immigrant to a private door while federal agents were in the courthouse to arrest the man.

A federal trial began on Monday for a Wisconsin judge accused of helping an undocumented man evade arrest by immigration authorities. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by the FBI in April and charged in a two-count federal indictment,