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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Read More »Appeals court deals blow to Trump administration travel ban
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.
Read More »Milwaukee sheriff seeks immigration enforcement authority
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.
Read More »Republicans once again target sanctuary cities (UPDATE)
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.
Read More »Court: Sheriff exempt from releasing immigration records
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.
Read More »BENCH BLOG: In fight over travel ban, court holds trump card (UPDATE)
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.
Read More »Walker: No state action needed on refugee’s lawsuit
Gov. Scott Walker says state attorneys shouldn't intervene in a Syrian refugee's lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's travel ban.
Read More »Syrian refugee sues over travel ban
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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US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s travel ban nationwide
A U.S. judge on Friday imposed a nationwide hold on President Donald Trump's ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries, siding with two states that had challenged the executive order that has launched legal battles across the country.
Read More »Trump’s immigration order faces mounting legal questions
The legal fight over President Donald Trump's ban on refugees is likely to turn on questions of a president's authority to control America's borders and on whether the new immigration policy unconstitutionally discriminates against Muslims.
Read More »Immigration ban calls attorneys to action
When Milwaukee immigration attorney Kime Abduli heard about President Donald Trump's executive order banning immigration from certain Muslim countries, she wasn't content to sit by passively and let others deal with the fallout.
Read More »Schimel won’t say whether he’ll sue over immigration ban
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel isn’t saying whether he might challenge President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions or whether he supports them. Schimel, a Republican, said during a news conference Monday that he would consider legal action if he felt Trump overreached his constitutional authority or the policy has what Schimel called a “negative impact” on Wisconsin. ...
Read More »Trump denies immigration restriction is ‘a Muslim ban’
President Donald Trump is vigorously defending his immigration restrictions, as protests spread throughout the country, saying "this is about terror and keeping our country safe."
Read More »Obama immigration plan blocked by tie at US Supreme Court
A tie vote by the U.S. Supreme Court is blocking President Barack Obama's immigration plan that sought to shield millions of people living in the U.S. illegally from deportation.
Read More »Feds arrest 39 as part of multi-state immigration sweep
Federal authorities have arrested nearly three dozen people in Wisconsin as part of a multi-state sweep targeting immigrants living illegally in the U.S. previously convicted of crimes and other immigration violators.
Read More »US justices hear dispute over Obama immigration actions
The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up an important dispute over immigration that could affect millions of people who are living in the country illegally.
Read More »Feds charge man in 7-state immigration scam
Federal authorities charged a Sacramento, Calif., man Thursday with running what they called an unusually creative scam that promised U.S. citizenships to hundreds of immigrants across at least seven states in return for fees as high as $10,000.
Read More »Election-year clash on immigration heads to Supreme Court (UPDATE)
The U.S. Supreme Court stepped into a boiling political dispute over immigration Tuesday, setting up a likely decision in the middle of a presidential campaign marked by harsh rhetoric about immigrants.
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