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Update: Immigrants’ Rights and ICE Raids

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On today’s episode, we continue our conversation about the recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) statewide immigration raid in Wisconsin. Allen takes a close look at local concerns regarding the raid and the community’s response with Aissa Olivarez from the Community Immigration Law Center and Alex Gillis of the Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board […]

In the News: ICE Raids in Wisconsin

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Over the past weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested eighty-three people across Wisconsin. On today’s episode, Lilada Gee takes a close look at the effects of this most recent immigration raid on the local community. She is joined in the studio by Veronica Figueroa from UNIDOS of Wisconsin and Mario Sierra of Centro Hispano, […]

Citizenship, the Denaturalization Task Force, and Human Rights

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Last month, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the creation of a new denaturalization task force to investigate thousands of naturalized Americans suspected of lying on their citizenship applications. Today’s guest, Stephanie DeGooyer, will shed some light on this new development in a broader discussion with host Esty Dinur about immigration, naturalization, and […]

Immigration: How to Become a Legal, Naturalized, US Citizen

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The Trump Administration’s assault on immigrants reached a fever pitch this month. After widespread outcry,  the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and federal courts attempted to reunite children, many as young as one year old, with their parents seeking asylum in the United States.  Observers, including federal legislators, have reported widespread abuse at the […]

US Representative Mark Pocan Is Drafting Legislation to Abolish ICE

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US Representative Mark Pocan is drafting legislation that would abolish the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE. The agency has come under fire since reports of family separations at the southern border began dominating headlines. Lawmakers created ICE in 2002 with bipartisan support. Now, some lawmakers and advocates are calling for it to […]