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.

Federal agents arrested Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan on obstruction charges, FBI Director Kash Patel said.

In the absence of opposition party challenges and disempowered labor, courts are one of the few sites of meaningful pushback on Trump’s agenda.