Milwaukee Ald. Larresa Taylor called the agency's decision to move to 11925 W. Lake Park Drive a "very alarming development."
An alderwoman said she is confident ICE wants to move its Milwaukee facility to the city's northwest side and that she is going to fight it.
The biggest message legal experts and immigrant activists are trying to get across to undocumented people and mixed-status families is to know their rights.
The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department has an agreement with ICE. In 2018, the department stated that everyone arrested or brought into the county's jail would be screened for immigration status.
On the verge of Donald Trump’s second term, local activists and leaders are on edge about potential expansions of immigration enforcement.
Immigrant advocates and attorneys are preparing for President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts and how Wisconsin sheriffs might help.
The 9th Aldermanic District has long grappled with the location of facilities that local officials and residents believe should be more equitably distributed throughout Milwaukee County. Past decisions by state and federal authorities have resulted in an unfair burden on districts like the 9th.
Whether local law enforcement agencies cooperate with federal immigration authorities will be be crucial to Trump's planned mass deportation.
Milwaukee doesn't perfectly fit the definition of a sanctuary city, but it does limit its cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Immigrants in Chicago and other U.S. cities have been preparing for immigration arrests since President-elect Donald Trump won the November election.
Trump campaigned on border security promises, and he and his allies argue that his electoral win is an endorsement of his upcoming actions on the issue.
Alderwoman Larresa Taylor said that she opposes a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in her district, on the Northwest Side of the city. Many from the community agree with her.