Scroll through maps and data to explore where ICE is making arrests in Wisconsin — and how patterns are shifting.
Criminal justice
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
Wisconsin attorneys partner with federal litigators as deportation cases grow more complex
More people are being detained by ICE, but more than half don’t have attorneys to help them.
Posted inCriminal justice, Public Safety
MPD banned its officers from concealing their identities. Will the Common Council extend a similar policy to ICE agents?
A proposed ordinance would prohibit face coverings for all law enforcement agencies operating in Milwaukee – including U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
Evers to veto a bill weakening Common Council authority over MPD policy
Gov. Tony Evers said he plans to veto a Republican-led measure that would further limit the Milwaukee Common Council’s ability to influence Milwaukee Police Department policy.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
ICE re-arrests Sheboygan Falls mother after judge halted deportation and cleared green card path
Months after an immigration judge canceled her deportation order and cited family hardship in setting her on a path to legal residency, ICE officers arrested Elvira Benitez during a routine check-in in Milwaukee.
Posted inCriminal justice
What do you do when the Parole Commission says you’re lying? Following up with Derek Williams
Derek Williams disputes the conclusion of the Wisconsin Parole Commission that he was dishonest. He says the setback slowed his progress toward parole.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
Immigrants fight ICE detention in federal court — and increasingly win
After a federal appeals board barred most detained immigrants from seeking bond, filings challenging their confinement surged in Wisconsin and nationwide. Wisconsin judges have ruled for detainees more than half the time.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
Center for Self-Sufficiency quietly closed last year amid a federal audit and funding challenges
The nonprofit closed in September and had a program that was the subject of an audit by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General.
Posted inCriminal justice, Public Safety
Update: Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office decides against using facial recognition technology
The Sheriff’s Office cited valid concerns from advocates about the use of the technology to obtain data, but left open the door for its use in the future.
Posted inCriminal justice, Public Safety
Critics still wary of facial recognition technology use by law enforcement
Residents and others are still raising concerns over the potential use of the controversial technology. MPD says it no longer plans to use the technology, and also announced the suspension of an officer for improper use of a different tracking technology.