Press Releases

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ACLU of Wisconsin Challenges Unlawful Detention of Father, Calls For His Release

We filed an emergency motion for release on behalf of a father who has been unlawfully detained since June.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Wisconsin Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Challenging Sheriffs’ Practice of Honoring ICE Detainers in County Jails

The court agreed to hear our case to determine whether Wisconsin jails can hold people for 48 hours upon ICE's request.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU of Wisconsin Denounces Marathon County Sheriff Department for Pending Participation in 287(g) Program

The Marathon Sheriff’s Department would be the fifteenth Wisconsin law enforcement agency with an active 287(g) agreement.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU of Wisconsin Condemns Palmyra Police Department’s Participation in “Task Force Model” 287(g) Program, Authorizing Officers to Make Immigration Arrests

Palmyra is set to become the first Police Department in Wisconsin with a 287(g) agreement and the state's lone law enforcement agency to participate in the Task Force Model program.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU of Wisconsin Files Original Action With Wisconsin Supreme Court on Behalf of Voces de la Frontera to Terminate ICE Detainers in County Jails

The ACLU of Wisconsin filed a petition on behalf of Voces de la Frontera to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to declare that honoring ICE detainers are illegal.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU of Wisconsin Uncovers Fourth County Paid for Immigration Detention

Records reveal an active contract between Douglas County Jail and ICE to hold detainees for a daily rate of $75 per person.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU of Wisconsin Immigration Report Shows Wisconsin Sheriffs’ Offices are Profiting Off Deportation

We released a report showing just how closely local law enforcement and ICE are working – and how sheriffs are feeding the deportation machine to make money.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU of Wisconsin Raises Alarm on ICE Detention By Wisconsin Counties

Our open records requests have revealed that Ozaukee, Brown, and Sauk county sheriffs have made recent deals with ICE to house and transport detained immigrants.

ACLU of Wisconsin Requests the Federal Court Provide Protection for Immigrant Students, Regardless of DOJ Claims That DHS is Rolling Back Its Illegal Revocation of Student Status for Thousands of Students

We filed an amicus brief in two cases challenging the abrupt termination of lawful immigration status for dozens of Wisconsin international students.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights