An immigration judge backed a green card for a Sheboygan Falls mother arrested after accidentally crossing the Canadian border, but a delayed background check prolonged her ICE detention for … [Read more...]
ICE Plans to Leave Facility on Milwaukee School of Engineering Campus
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the new location at 11925 W. Lake Park Drive will operate as a processing center, not a detention facility By Devin Blake This … [Read more...]
‘So sudden, so Jarring’: Immigration Ruling Streamlines Deportations to Countries Asylum Seekers Barely Know
A Board of Immigration Appeals decision makes it easier for federal officials to toss thousands of asylum cases and send applicants to a ‘third country’ where they have never lived. But the mechanism … [Read more...]
ICE Arrests of Asylum Seekers in Milwaukee Show Shifting Tactics
A Venezuelan couple arrested during a routine immigration check will try to continue their asylum cases while detained hundreds of miles away from each other. By Paul Kiefer Wisconsin … [Read more...]
Trump Exploits Jail Contracts to Skirt Sanctuary Policies, Supercharge Deportations, New Report Shows
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent A new report from the Prison Policy Initiative reveals how President Donald Trump’s administration is driving mass deportation by … [Read more...]
‘Adiós, Milwaukee’: A Family Uprooted, a Hole Left Behind
Yessenia Ruano’s long fight against deportation, fueled by her Milwaukee community, ended last month under orders from ICE. By Mel Leonor Barclay The 19th This story was originally published by … [Read more...]
Billions for ICE, Cuts for the Poor: Trump’s Bill Redefines Federal Priorities
By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Donald Trump’s massive new spending measure, known by Democrats as the “One Big Ugly Bill,” is set to dismantle central pillars of … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Asylum Seeker Sees ‘Miracle From God’ in Unexplained Release From ICE Detention
Miguel Jerez Robles has returned home after ICE took him into custody outside a Miami courtroom in May. His release raises as many questions as his arrest. By Natalie Yahr Wisconsin Watch Cuban … [Read more...]
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The Constitution and Immigration Chaos
By April Ryan The nation’s democratic state attorney generals are conferring with one another over these unprecedented tense and escalating migrant raids conducted by ICE agents, the FBI, DEA, and … [Read more...]
Fourteen Years in Wisconsin. A One-Way Ticket to El Salvador.
Yessenia Ruano worked to build a life in Milwaukee with her family, a teaching career and church community. Now she’s fighting to stop it from being uprooted. By Mel Leonor Barclay The … [Read more...]