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It is not enough to just turn back the clock on the past four years. It is time to put an end to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention machine.

Kristine de la Cruz and her children may never reclaim the sense of security they lost that day when Milwaukee police helped ICE tear their family apart. But together the people of Wisconsin can build stronger, safer communities and send a message that these dehumanizing practices must end.

Waukesha County is the only county in Wisconsin whose deputies are being trained to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  We have another chance to try to end that effort.  The “287(g) agreement” between the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department and ICE expires on June 30, 2019, unless both the Sheriff’s Department and ICE agree to extend it. The county should decline to renew that agreement.

Speak up now: The government must not undermine Flores’ protections for immigrant children and families.

  

In a recent press release on his Facebook page, the Racine County Sheriff has made clear his intention to honor detainer requests issued to his jail by ICE.  The ACLU of Wisconsin recently issued a report reviewing cooperation with ICE by Sheriff Departments across the state.  In response to open record requests from the ACLU, the Racine Sheriff indicated that he had no policy or procedure concerning ICE detainer requests.  

Waukesha County Sheriff Eric Severson and Milwaukee County Sheriff Richard Schmidt want the Trump administration to turn their deputies into federal immigration agents – and we’re running out of time to stop them.

Op-Ed by ACLU Attorney Tim Muth

Waukesha County Sheriff Applies To Have Deputies Become Part of Trump’s Immigration Force