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In a locked, guarded courtroom in a compound surrounded by razor wire, Immigration Judge Jerome Rothschild waits — and stalls.
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Read More »AP visits immigration courts across US, finds nonstop chaos
Lawyers: Immigration court system is ‘red tape gone crazy’
Tucked in a windowless room of Chicago's immigration court, one of the nation's largest legal-advocacy groups for immigrants runs a free help desk.
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Read More »Hispanic man says acid attacker accused him of invading US
Milwaukee police arrested a man suspected of throwing battery acid on a Hispanic man who says his attacker asked him, "why did you come here and invade my country?"
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Read More »GOP pushes immigration bill as Democrats decry rules
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee upended the rules Thursday to advance a controversial immigration bill as chairman Lindsey Graham muscled through a detention bill that Democrats oppose. It’s one last ...
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Read More »Supreme Court to decide on Trump bid to end DACA
The Supreme Court will decide whether President Donald Trump can end an Obama administration program shielding young immigrants from deportation.
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Read More »US Supreme Court rules against immigrants in detention case
A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a group of immigrants in a case about the government's power to detain them after they've committed crimes but finished their sentences.
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Read More »Milwaukee County Jail to stop cooperating with ICE agents
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office will no longer share information about people detained in the jail with federal immigration officials.
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Read More »Network of local legal-defense funds for immigrants expanding
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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Read More »Ryan says ‘obviously’ Trump can’t end birthright citizenship
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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Read More »83 arrested by ICE in 14 counties
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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Read More »Minnesota court sees burgeoning backlog of deportation cases
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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Read More »Immigrations audits affect dozens of Minnesota businesses
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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Read More »ACLU lawsuit accuses US of wrongfully denying asylum
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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Read More »Immigration lawyer faces fraud, forgery charges
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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Read More »Judges thrust into debate over Trump’s immigration policies
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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Read More »View from around the state: Due-process rights for all or for none
President Donald Trump's hard-line stance on immigration took an unconstitutional turn on Sunday.
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Read More »Trump’s immigration order sparks confusion, deep concern
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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Read More »Immigration agency launching office to investigate cheating
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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Read More »ACLU sues over plans for citizenship question on 2020 census
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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Read More »Trump seems likely to win travel ban case at Supreme Court
President Donald Trump appears likely to win his travel ban case at the Supreme Court.
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Read More »Judge blocks Trump decision to end young immigrant program
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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Read More »Anti-sanctuary cities bill clears Wisconsin Senate committee
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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Read More »Waukesha sheriff asks for immigration enforcement authority
The Waukesha County sheriff wants training for his deputies to perform the functions of immigration agents at his jail.
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Read More »Milwaukee County in compliance with immigration law
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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Read More »Opponents flood Wisconsin ‘sanctuary cities’ hearing
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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Read More »Hearing set for Wisconsin bill targeting immigrants
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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Read More »Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court on refugee ban
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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Read More »States accuse Trump of bias in immigration decision
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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Read More »US colleges help foreign students wary of traveling home
An art student, Usman Anwar planned to spend this summer at home in Pakistan, visiting family and hiking with friends.
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Read More »Justice Dept. questions cities’ immigration info sharing (UPDATE)
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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