Citing the U.S. Supreme Court‘s 2023 ruling in President Donald Trump‘s election interference case, a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man in the country illegally evade immigration agents is seeking to have her charges dismissed, arguing she is protected by judicial immunity.

In a motion filed Wednesday, attorneys for Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan argue that her conduct—directing movement around her courtroom—was an official judicial act shielded from prosecution.

The defense leans heavily on the Trump decision, which established that public officials are absolutely immune from prosecution for actions within their exclusive constitutional authority and are presumptively immune for all official acts.

“The problems with the prosecution are legion,” the motion states, “but most immediately, the government cannot prosecute Judge Dugan because she is entitled to judicial immunity for her official acts.”

Dugan’s attorneys assert that immunity is not a defense to be weighed at trial but a legal bar to prosecution from the outset. She faces federal charges of obstruction and concealing an individual to prevent arrest, stemming from an April incident in which she allegedly helped a defendant leave her courtroom through a back door to avoid U.S. immigration authorities. She is expected to plead not guilty at her arraignment.

This is developing news and will be updated as more information is available.

Reporting by the Associated Press contributed to this article.