FBI Director Kash Patel’s announcement Friday that federal authorities arrested a judge over an immigration dispute marks a stunning development in the Trump administration’s power struggle with the courts — and mirrors a similar case from President Donald Trump’s first term.

The arrest marks a significant escalation in the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration, as well as in its battles with judges across the country.

The arrest of a Wisconsin state judge for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest has opened a new front in the Trump administration’s aggressive attempt to carry out a historic deportation campaign.