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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Wisconsin to cut FoodShare, Medicaid for thousands of refugees under new federal rules
Wisconsin will begin enforcing new federal eligibility rules that cut FoodShare and Medicaid for an estimated 7,200 refugees and other legally present immigrants.
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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.
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Wisconsin Watch launches immigration court data tracker
It’s part of a new approach to data storytelling: news applications.
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Steady arrests, shifting targets: Explore latest data on ICE activity across Wisconsin
Scroll through maps and data to explore where ICE is making arrests in Wisconsin — and how patterns are shifting.
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Immigration to Wisconsin plunges, yet still fuels nearly half of population growth
As fewer immigrants arrived, 21 Wisconsin counties lost population. Seven more would have declined without immigration.