The Nicaraguans who keep Wisconsin’s dairy farms, restaurants and factories working are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for potential mass deportations.
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DOJ reaches agreement with Wisconsin sheriff’s office to improve services for people who don’t speak English
The Dane County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin has agreed to make a series of reforms meant to ensure that residents who speak little or no English can get the services they need.
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Following the death of an 8-year-old on a Wisconsin dairy farm, officials look to bridge law enforcement language gap
After ProPublica found that a police investigation into a child’s death was mishandled due to language barriers, officials hope to improve how police interact with non-English speakers. Meanwhile, the boy’s family has settled a suit against the farm.
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Death on a Dairy Farm: What really happened to 8-year-old Jefferson Rodríguez
When an 8-year-old Nicaraguan boy was run over on a Wisconsin dairy farm, authorities blamed his father and closed the case. Meanwhile, the community of immigrant workers knows a completely different story.