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.
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Posted inCommunity, Economic Development
Work, recovery and second chances on a Wisconsin manufacturing floor
Those recovering from addiction have a difficult time finding stable employment and keeping it. Apricity Contract Packaging offers “a safe environment” – one where every person is pursuing sobriety.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
A father’s quest for justice finds resolution after 13 years
Restrained by three white men for attempted shoplifting, a Black teen died from asphyxiation. His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible. More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.
Posted inCommunity, Government
Here’s why Milwaukee elections are always viewed with suspicion
A series of real and perceived errors, along with Wisconsin’s rural-urban divisions, draw attention to Milwaukee election operations.
Posted inCriminal justice
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.
Posted inCommunity, Education, Resources
Here’s where you can get free school supplies in Milwaukee
Close out the summer with free school supplies, food and fun at a number of back-to-school events across Milwaukee in August.
Posted inCommunity, Photos
Photos: It’s Hip-Hop Week in Milwaukee
It’s Hip-Hop Week in Milwaukee. The celebration, now in its seventh year, focuses on the power of hip-hop to transform urban communities.
Posted inbasic needs, Community, Education, Resources
Here’s where your child can get free school supplies and have fun before school starts
Close out the summer with free school supplies, food and fun at a number of back-to-school events across Milwaukee in August.
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 inCommunity, Social Development Commission
SDC requests review from federal government on state’s funding decision
The Social Development Commission, or SDC, is asking the federal government to reverse a decision made by the state that could alter the anti-poverty agency’s funding options.