AB 444/SB 484: Ban on State Support for Immigration Detention

  • Status: Introduced
  • Position: Support
  • Bill Number: AB-444/SB-484
  • Session: 2025-26
  • Latest Update: September 19, 2025
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Wisconsin taxpayers should not be funding the detention of immigrants. This bill makes it clear: no state or local facilities, no tax dollars, no infrastructure in Wisconsin can be used to detain people solely because of their immigration status. This is not just about money; it’s about moral clarity. We are already struggling with some of the most inhumane jail and prison conditions in the country — overcrowding, understaffing, and neglect.

Authors:
Representative Christian Phelps (D- Eau Claire); Sen. Chris Larson (D- Milwaukee)

The "Keep Families Together" Package: Drawing the Line Against Authoritarianism

These bills directly respond to authoritarian-style abuses like secret police, due process violations, and local immigration detention.

By Jon McCray Jones

Collage of Statue of Liberty and a protest sign reading "Immigrants are welcome here"