Crimes

The recent event of the arrest of a Milwaukee Judge has exposed a tension between the federal and state governments. Some cities have declared themselves to be sanctuary cities which means they will refuse to help the federal government, in this case ICE, to arrest illegal migrants. This can be seen as passive resistance and acceptable behavior. This judge, however, went a step further and took active steps to interfere with the ICE agents by hiding the suspect. Federal Crime of Assisting or Instigating Escape – 18 U.S.C. § 752(a) Clearly, in the United States, it's a crime anywhere to provide someone assistance who is attempting to escape from lawful custody.