immigration enforcement Archives - Wisconsin Watch

People sit in rows of chairs while one person at right in the foreground holds a blue sign reading "#FREE SALAH SARSOUR" and another person at left holds a red sign reading "SOLIDARITY"

Government, Justice & Safety

Milwaukee Muslim leader has unmet medical, religious needs in immigration detention, lawyers say

by Anya van Wagtendonk / WPR June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Attorneys for Salah Sarsour say that he’s lost 30 pounds while held in jail for the last two months.

Four people stand on a sidewalk outside a building entrance with signage reading "Homeland Security." One person wearing a red dress holds a brown handbag.

Justice & Safety

Freed on bond, Sheboygan Falls woman returns to Milwaukee immigration office amid legal limbo

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch June 1, 2026June 1, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Justice & Safety

Decade-old marijuana conviction prompts ICE detention of Wisconsin green card holder after family trip

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch May 22, 2026May 22, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A person in shorts walks past a building labeled "U.S. Department of Homeland Security" with an American flag on a pole outside.

Justice & Safety

Sheboygan Falls mother granted bond in challenge to ICE detention rule

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 Why you can trust 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

People sit in rows clapping in a large room, holding signs reading "FREE SALAH SARSOUR" and "FREE SALAH NOW!" while others stand behind them with banners and posters

Elected leaders and clergy seek release of Wisconsin mosque president detained by immigration agents

by Sophia Tareen / Associated Press April 4, 2026May 5, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Justice & Safety

ICE re-arrests Sheboygan Falls mother after judge halted deportation and cleared green card path

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch March 10, 2026March 13, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Forward, Government

Vulnerable House Republicans have softened on immigration. Derrick Van Orden hasn’t.

by Jade Lozada / NOTUS February 25, 2026February 26, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Economy, Government, Justice & Safety

Air Wisconsin turns to ICE (static version)

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A small plane flies over a barbed wire fence

Economy, Government, Justice & Safety

Air Wisconsin turns to ICE

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch February 20, 2026April 3, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Justice & Safety

Jury finds man guilty of forging threat against Trump to get robbery case victim deported

by Todd Richmond / Associated Press January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

People in winter clothing stand outdoors as one person holds a sign reading “If it’s not good and it’s not Pretti, what will it take to get ICE out of our cities?”

Justice & Safety

‘It has to stop now’: Wisconsin communities protest Border Patrol killing of Alex Pretti

by Rob Mentzer / WPR and Danielle Kaeding / WPR January 25, 2026January 25, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch