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Disappeared: 10,000 and Counting A Media Milwaukee Special Project Home Secrecy, Dreams and Shadows Vidal’s Story Truth in Numbers We Ask, ICE Answers Mauricio’s Story Voces De La Frontera: Licencias Para Indocumentados The Fight for Immigrant Driver’s Licensing Q & A With David Clarke A Mother and Daughter Story One of the Few in the Country: Waukesha’s 287g Program ‘I Did It!’: Becoming a U.S. Citizen Juan’s Story Finding the Right Words Victor Huyke: The Man With the News Gene Immigration Lawyers Speak Out Communities in Fear Missing Family Back Home An Interview With Darryl Morin Fighting for Workers’ Rights Where Law Enforcers Stand Speaking Up Professor Rodriguez Shares His Immigration Thoughts Wisconsin DOC Detainers Placed on Inmates Examined Shape the Future: A Panel Weighs In Bridging the Gap A Professor Discusses the Effects on Children The Team Media Milwaukee UncategorizedSecrecy, Dreams and Shadows Posted on February 11, 2019 November 30, 2019 by Madison Sepanik , Elizabeth Sloan , Andrew Boldt and JAMS 500 fall 2018 I am afraid all the time. Every time my dad leaves for work, I am afraid,” says a soft-spoken University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student who is the daughter of undocumented parents who came to the United States from Mexico decades ago in search of greater opportunity, new jobs and a better life. The reality for this […] UncategorizedVidal’s Story Posted on February 11, 2019 February 15, 2019 by Jaylyn Fahey Vidal M. walked for four days and three nights at the age of 17 to pursue his dream of coming to America. He is now a married 29-year-old with a job and a dream to one day become an entrepreneur. In 2006, Vidal told his parents he wanted to come to America to create […] UncategorizedTruth in Numbers Posted on February 11, 2019 February 14, 2019 by Talis Shelbourne We compiled immigration data from multiple sources, including Syracuse University’s TRAC data and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections to determine when and how detainers are being issued from the Wisconsin county level to the national level. Presidential Administrations Using the TRAC data, we wanted to compare how many people were deported nationally and in Wisconsin […] UncategorizedWe Ask, ICE Answers Posted on February 11, 2019 February 11, 2019 by Amanda Maniscalco ­­Media Milwaukee’s Amanda Maniscalco posed a series of questions to ICE Media Relations spokeswoman, Manda Walters. Here is what she said. What are some of the reasons that people in the community are brought in and detained? For instance. ICE is involved in departmental sec­­urity and most of this is available on the website. We […] UncategorizedMauricio’s Story Posted on February 11, 2019 February 11, 2019 by Michelle Harkey You would think that revealing to all your friends and family about an aspect of who you really are would be easier the second time around. Well, it’s not.” There are nearly 700,00 DACA recipients as of September 2017. Most of them are of Mexican decent like Gachuz and most were brought over by family […] UncategorizedVoces De La Frontera: Licencias Para Indocumentados Posted on February 11, 2019 February 14, 2019 by Rebeca Soto El 1 de Diciembre del 2018, Voces De La Frontera sostuvo una reunión abierta al público en la Escuela Primaria Allen Field sobre la lucha para restaurar las licencias de conducir para personas indocumentadas en Wisconsin. La reunión comenzó con miembro de Voces, Ramiro, agradeciendo a la audiencia por salir y venir en sábado, y […] UncategorizedThe Fight for Immigrant Driver’s Licensing Posted on February 11, 2019 February 14, 2019 by Rebeca Soto On Saturday, December 1, 2018, Voces De La Frontera held a meeting open to the public at Allen Field Elementary School regarding their fight for restoring undocumented people’s drivers’ licenses in Wisconsin. The meeting opened with Voces member, Ramiro, thanking the audience for coming out on a Saturday, and lightly reminded everyone to become a […] UncategorizedQ & A With David Clarke Posted on February 11, 2019 February 14, 2019 by Talis Shelbourne When he was Milwaukee County Sheriff, David Clarke was one of the most outspoken defenders in the state and even the country on the need for immigration enforcement. Media Milwaukee reached him by phone, and asked him about the topic. What laws are unauthorized immigrants breaking? It’s a violation of our sovereignty. They trespass into […] UncategorizedA Mother and Daughter Story Posted on February 11, 2019 February 14, 2019 by Hailey McLaughlin Ana’s story is rooted in the events that happened long before she was born. In some ways, it begins where her mother’s story begins in rural Mexico. Her mother when she was just a baby, was dropped off at the doorstep of an orphanage. No name. No birth certificate. No identity. She was adopted by […] UncategorizedOne of the Few in the Country: Waukesha’s 287g Program Posted on February 11, 2019 February 14, 2019 by Catie Middleton When we identify people, who are breaking the law, we arrest them and hold them accountable, and if my federal partners need assistance in doing that, and I can do it lawfully, I want to do that,” said Waukesha County Sheriff Eric Severson. According to the Delegation of Immigration Authority Section 287g Immigration and […] Uncategorized‘I Did It!’: Becoming a U.S. Citizen Posted on February 11, 2019 February 14, 2019 by Tess Klein and Hailey McLaughlin The walls of the Sister Caille Kleibhan Conference Center were lined with people, and the chairs that sat all around the conference room followed suit. There were camera crews and crying babies, but the most important group sat at the center of the room. These are the people who were celebrated Dec. 6, 2018. They […] UncategorizedJuan’s Story Posted on February 11, 2019 February 11, 2019 by Jessica Lopez Juan is from León, Guanajuato, Mexico. The first time he came here to the U.S. is when he was 18-years-old. The year was 2003. In an interview with Media Milwaukee, Juan explained that he came to the United States in the first place to help his parents and to get them a house. That is […] UncategorizedFinding the Right Words Posted on February 11, 2019 February 14, 2019 by Talis Shelbourne When she lived in L.A., Sandra Liliana Pucci’s bumper featured a sticker which read, No human being is illegal.” Pucci, an associate professor and chair of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Linguistics Department, has spent 20 years in the land of lingo. But she has also spent time translating credible fear asylum interviews and listening to […] UncategorizedVictor Huyke: The Man With the News Gene Posted on February 11, 2019 February 15, 2019 by Talis Shelbourne Victor Huyke will tell you the news gene” in his family skipped a generation. His great grandfather and grandfather both owned newspapers, but his father decided to follow the food industry all the way to Milwaukee. The Puerto-Rican-born owner of El Conquistador, an English and Spanish-language newspaper, started working at the Shepherd Express’ fore-bearer, the […] UncategorizedImmigration Lawyers Speak Out Posted on February 11, 2019 February 11, 2019 by Talis Shelbourne , Amanda Maniscalco , Catie Middleton and Andrew Boldt Media Milwaukee gathered the opinions of several top immigration lawyers in Wisconsin. Here’s what they said: Aissa Olivarez, staff attorney at Community Immigration Law Center She began by saying that she’s noticed a lack of discretion by ICE, in that they are much more aggressive than ever before, disregarding certain precautions about pending charges and […] UncategorizedCommunities in Fear Posted on February 11, 2019 February 11, 2019 by Catie Middleton At first, Jessica Cavazos, president and CEO of the Latino Chamber of Commerce of Dane County, Wisconsin focused on the broader Latino picture, rather than just immigration. She spoke a lot about the economic standpoint, and how the Latino community is an active contributor to the U.S. economy. We really...