A network of U.S. cities and counties paying for lawyers to represent immigrants facing deportation in the wake of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown is headed for an expansion.

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House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that "obviously" President Donald Trump can't end the constitutional right of birthright citizenship with an executive order, while saying he agrees with the president that "unchecked illegal immigration" needs to be dealt with.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says deportation officers arrested 83 people in 14 Wisconsin counties over four days ending on Monday.

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A person accused of a crime in the United States has a constitutional right to a speedy trial. But if you find yourself waiting for a hearing at the nondescript office building that serves as the federal immigration court in Bloomington, justice may not be swift.

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A St. Paul baking company that closed down after an immigration audit is among nearly three dozen Minnesota businesses that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has targeted since President Donald Trump took office.

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The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. government Tuesday over its efforts to prevent immigrants from seeking asylum due to domestic and gang violence in their home countries.

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A 40-year-old southern Arizona immigration and criminal defense lawyer faces federal charges of mail fraud and forgery of judicial signatures.

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Inside a small courtroom, a half-dozen immigrant teens and their families sat anxiously on wooden benches awaiting their immigration court hearing.

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President Donald Trump's hard-line stance on immigration took an unconstitutional turn on Sunday.

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President Donald Trump's reversal of a policy separating migrant families at the Mexico border sparked confusion over how the new guidelines will play out and deep concern that the changes don't go far enough, allowing children to still be held in detention even if they remain with their families.

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The U.S. government agency that oversees immigration applications is launching an office that will focus on identifying Americans who are suspected of cheating to get their citizenship and seek to strip them of it.

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Civil-rights lawyers sued the U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday to try to stop plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, calling it an unconstitutional attempt to discriminate against immigrants.

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President Donald Trump appears likely to win his travel ban case at the Supreme Court.

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A federal judge on Tuesday night temporarily blocked the Trump administration's decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation.

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A Wisconsin Senate committee has passed a bill looking to end "sanctuary cities" that provide protections to immigrants living in the country illegally.

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The Waukesha County sheriff wants training for his deputies to perform the functions of immigration agents at his jail.

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The U.S. Department of Justice says Milwaukee County is in compliance with immigration law and won't lose federal grants.

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Opponents of a Republican proposal prohibiting local officials from adopting "sanctuary city" policies to protect immigrants were descending on the state Capitol from around Wisconsin to speak out at a public hearing.

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A proposal targeting sanctuary cities in Wisconsin offering protections for immigrants living in the country illegally is up for a public hearing in the Legislature.

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The Trump administration is back at the Supreme Court, asking the justices to continue to allow strict enforcement of a temporary ban on refugees from around the world.

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Fifteen states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit to block President Donald Trump's plan to end a program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.

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An art student, Usman Anwar planned to spend this summer at home in Pakistan, visiting family and hiking with friends.

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The Justice Department on Thursday questioned whether some so-called sanctuary cities responded honestly when asked whether they follow the law on sharing the citizenship status of people in their custody with federal immigration authorities.

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A federal appeals court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban targeting six-Muslim majority countries on Thursday, siding with groups that say the policy illegally targets Muslims.

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Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has notified the federal government he intends to pursue authority for his deputies to perform the functions of immigration agents at his jail.

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Republican proposals targeting sanctuary cities that offer protections for immigrants living in the country illegally are back in the Wisconsin Legislature, after a similar effort died last year following an outpouring of opposition.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that Milwaukee's sheriff does not have to release immigration detainer forms for people he's holding at his jail for federal authorities.

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In a lucid, logically ordered and eminently readable opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit denied the federal government’s motion for an emergency stay of a temporary restraining order enjoining the enforcement of President Trump’s travel ban.

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Gov. Scott Walker says state attorneys shouldn't intervene in a Syrian refugee's lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's travel ban.

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A Syrian refugee living in Dane County has filed a federal lawsuit alleging President Donald Trump's executive order halting immigration from seven countries is unconstitutional.

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