Introducing Paul Kiefer, who will report on immigration issues during a yearlong fellowship.
Immigration
Posted inCriminal justice, Multimedia, Public Safety
Video: How ‘community verifiers’ work to inform residents about ICE
As immigration enforcement increases, some community members want to better document the activities of ICE.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice, Government
Federal government extends lease at downtown building used by ICE
The federal government has extended its lease for at least one year at a downtown field office used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Posted inCommunity
‘Adiós, Milwaukee’: A family uprooted, a hole left behind
Yessenia Ruano’s long fight against deportation, fueled by her Milwaukee community, ended in June under orders from ICE.
Posted inCriminal justice
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.
Posted inCriminal justice
‘The vacation turned into a nightmare’: Wisconsin asylum seeker detained in unprecedented wave of courthouse arrests
Three years ago, a brother and sister crossed the border days apart and asked for asylum. Now she has a green card and he’s in an ICE prison.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice, Public Safety
Four takeaways from the city’s meeting about an ICE facility on Northwest Side
After weeks of outcry, the public got to hear details this week about a potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, facility on the Northwest Side during a meeting of the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee. The public was not given the opportunity to comment during Tuesday’s meeting—a decision usually made by the committee’s […]
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
Milwaukee leaders to discuss potential ICE facility on Northwest Side
A potential ICE facility on the Northwest Side will be formally discussed at a meeting of the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Posted inCommunity, Education
Students grapple with uncertain futures after latest DACA ruling
Local college students are among hundreds of thousands nationwide who have faced uncertainty since a federal judge in Texas ruled last month that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program is illegal.
Posted inCarousel, Clarke Square, Community, Home, Layton Boulevard West, Lincoln Village, Menomonee Valley, Neighborhoods, News, South, Walker Square
Obama’s immigration reforms leave South Side activists wanting more
South Side immigration rights activists are reacting to reforms announced by President Obama with “a divided heart,” pledging to continue fighting for more changes.