Federal immigration authorities asked the justices to weigh in on the case of a Mexican national arrested in Racine last year, escalating a legal fight over the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy for immigrants facing deportation.
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Can unarmed ICE agents watch voting? In Wisconsin that depends on who you ask
Dane County officials called the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s guidance confusing at best. Legal experts said the commission didn’t err.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Public Safety & Criminal Justice
Two Wisconsin sheriff races test the future of local ICE cooperation
Voters in Sauk and Winnebago counties will choose between sheriff candidates with competing visions for local law enforcement’s relationship with ICE.
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ICE arrests in Wisconsin hit a new peak. Follow what happens next.
Federal immigration authorities are ramping up operations nationwide to meet new daily arrest quotas. ICE agents in Wisconsin have turned to prisons, jails and — increasingly — street arrests to make their numbers.
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Wisconsin immigrant’s case breaks appeals court split on mandatory detention rule
The ruling could allow hundreds of immigrants in Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois to seek bond hearings after long stays in mandatory detention.
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Local officials voice frustrations as ICE announces 39 Wisconsin arrests
Federal agents conducted a rare public enforcement operation across the state as immigrant advocates reported widespread fear and Milwaukee officials questioned ICE’s use of city and county property.
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ICE ramps up operations in Milwaukee while advocates rush to catch up
The wave of arrests — likely among the largest in Milwaukee since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025 — sent shock waves through the city’s immigrant neighborhoods.
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Freed on bond, Sheboygan Falls woman returns to Milwaukee immigration office amid legal limbo
Elvira Benitez Suarez, released from ICE detention after an appeals court ruling opened the door to bond, checked in with immigration authorities Monday as her fight for legal residency continues.
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Decade-old marijuana conviction prompts ICE detention of Wisconsin green card holder after family trip
After returning from her native New Zealand, Hortonville resident Everlee Wihongi was detained over a 2014 marijuana possession conviction. Immigration attorneys say similar low-level offenses are increasingly triggering detention under the Trump administration.
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Wisconsin mother granted bond in challenge to ICE detention rule
A Sheboygan Falls woman tested a federal appeals court ruling against a Trump administration policy barring many ICE detainees from seeking release on bond.