deportation Archives - Wisconsin Watch

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Justice & Safety

Wisconsin attorneys team up with federal litigators as deportation cases grow more complex

by Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service April 11, 2026April 24, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

More people are being detained by ICE, but more than half don’t have attorneys to help them.

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Forward, Justice & Safety

Courts left with loose ends when ICE detains criminal defendants

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Economy, Forward, Government

Farmers are feeling the squeeze from Trump’s mass deportations. Congress isn’t close to a fix.

by Manuela Silva / NOTUS and Jade Lozada / NOTUS November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Does each ICE deportation cost taxpayers at least $17,000?

by Brian Arola / MinnPost November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Forward, Justice & Safety

‘So sudden, so jarring’: Immigration ruling streamlines deportations to countries asylum seekers barely know

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Community, Government

‘Adiós, Milwaukee’: A family uprooted, a hole left behind

by Mel Leonor Barclay / The 19th July 9, 2025July 8, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Fourteen years in Wisconsin. A one-way ticket to El Salvador.

by Mel Leonor Barclay / The 19th May 20, 2025July 8, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Education, Government

International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in court

by Kate Brumback / Associated Press April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Has Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford supported stopping deportations and protecting sanctuary cities?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch February 26, 2025March 27, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Boxed up: a portrait of an immigrant community living under threat of deportation

by Melissa Sanchez / ProPublica February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Government, Justice & Safety

A new Trump presidency raises questions for immigrants. Here’s what we know.

by Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and Julius Shieh / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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‘Our community is terrified’: Wisconsin immigrants brace for threat of mass deportations

by Joe Schulz / WPR November 19, 2024November 19, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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