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Is ICE offering police departments $100,000 to cooperate in finding unauthorized immigrants?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. At least 13 sheriff’s offices and one police department in Wisconsin are working with ICE in some capacity.

Do tens of millions of unauthorized immigrants receive federal health benefits?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch September 4, 2025September 4, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Education, Government, Health & Welfare, Pathways to success

Trump is trying to exclude immigrants from many federally funded programs. Here’s what it means for Wisconsin.

by Natalie Yahr / Wisconsin Watch and Sreejita Patra / Wisconsin Watch August 7, 2025August 11, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Are unauthorized immigrants eligible for federal Medicaid coverage?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch June 23, 2025August 7, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Ask Wisconsin Watch

How do unauthorized immigrant workers pay taxes?

by Hallie Claflin / Wisconsin Watch April 14, 2025April 11, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Are a medical bill and school identification legally enough to be issued a Social Security number?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch April 2, 2025May 29, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Has Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford supported stopping deportations and protecting sanctuary cities?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch February 26, 2025March 27, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Did most federal prison inmates in Wisconsin and the U.S. enter the country illegally?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch January 30, 2025March 27, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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‘Our community is terrified’: Wisconsin immigrants brace for threat of mass deportations

by Joe Schulz / WPR November 19, 2024November 19, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Justice & Safety

‘Driver’s licenses for all:’ Why some advocates call for expanding access in Wisconsin

by Jonah Chester / Wisconsin Watch and WPR March 16, 2023April 25, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Justice & Safety

Death on a Dairy Farm: What really happened to 8-year-old Jefferson Rodríguez

by Maryam Jameel / ProPublica and Melissa Sanchez / ProPublica March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Economy, Government, Rural Slide

Hispanic immigrants help rural county stave off population dip

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch October 9, 2012September 28, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch