No. We found no evidence supporting the claims made in a Republican attack ad.
Tag: deportation
Posted inHealth & Welfare, Justice & Safety
Boxed up: a portrait of an immigrant community living under threat of deportation
The Nicaraguans who keep Wisconsin’s dairy farms, restaurants and factories working are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for potential mass deportations.
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety
A new Trump presidency raises questions for immigrants. Here’s what we know.
Members of Milwaukee’s immigrant community are bracing for the next four years. Here are answers to five key immigration-related questions.
Posted inGovernment
‘Our community is terrified’: Wisconsin immigrants brace for threat of mass deportations
Wisconsin immigrants, a rights group and immigration attorneys weigh in on the deportation threat from a second Trump term.
Posted inForward, Government
Donald Trump wants mass deportations, but poll finds even majority of Republicans don’t support that
New survey results suggest a majority of Wisconsin Republicans might not be sold on one of Donald Trump’s top campaign pledges.
Posted inFact briefs
Did the Biden-Harris administration attempt to suspend some deportations upon taking office?
Yes. President Joe Biden’s administration announced a 100-day suspension of the removal of certain undocumented immigrants on Jan. 20, 2021, the day Biden was inaugurated. A judge blocked the “pause” days later.
Posted inFact briefs
Were deportations under Donald Trump ‘the highest ever’?
No. The most deportations occurred under predecessors to former President Donald Trump. The former head of ICE claimed at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee that under Trump, “deportations rose to the highest level ever.”
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety, The Cannabis Question
Advice to immigrants: ‘Do not mess with marijuana’ even where it is legal
Immigrants face a danger of deportation if they possess or invest in marijuana, even in states where it is legal.
Posted inJustice & Safety
Stuck in detention: For immigrants without lawyers, justice is hard to find
Having a lawyer is an important factor in getting released. A Dane County, Wis., program helps immigrants get out of jail and challenge efforts to deport them.
Posted inJustice & Safety
Dane County is home to pilot program that provides lawyers for immigrants
Dane County, Wisconsin, has been selected as one of 13 sites across the country to test a new model: a public-defender-style system aimed at providing a lawyer to every detained, indigent immigrant.