Sounds to me that Trump 2.0 wanted to start arresting judges and set this particular judge up to be the carnary in the coal mine so to speak:

Asha Rangappa
@asharangappa.bsky.social
Seeing claims about the judge "hiding" the defendant. Read the complaint, folks (written by DOJ). The guy was literally in the public area where the agents were. I guess he got on an elevator before they could get to him. The complaint says after letting the defendant exit she came back to the bench

TK
@tkeck44.bsky.social

A DEA agent who was part of the arrest team rode down in the elevator with the guy they came to arrest!

Why didn't that agent make the arrest then or the second he exited the courthouse?

Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com
"It's not going to stop with Dugan. It's not even going to stop with judges. The administration's position is that state and local officials must assist the federal government in its immigration crackdown or face prosecution."

Trump 2.0 taking incremental steps toward authoritarianism, and all the usual suspects are rushing in to defendt hem:

That's the Fact, Jack!
@thatsthefactjack.bsky.social

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT

Our system--based in federalism--says the feds can't compel local officials to enforce federal civil law.

That's backed by SCOTUS:
Printz v. U.S. (1997)
Murphy v. NCAA (2018)

States are not ICE deputies.

THIS IS BIGGER THAN ONE JUDGE

It's about the future of judicial independence, state sovereignty, and the separation of powers.

They're not waiting for new laws. They're testing how far they can go without them.

IF YOU THINK IT STOPS HERE"THINK AGAIN

Today it's Judge Dugan.
Tomorrow it could be your governor.

Your election official.

Your school board.

Or you.

Authoritarianism doesn't arrive in a flash. It creeps quietly.