Emilio De Torre recently wrote an op-ed for the "Shepard Express," arguing that local facial recognition data will aid mass deportation efforts by ICE. www.wuwm.com/milwaukee-po...

ICYMI: The Supreme Court quietly gave ICE agents the legal cover to stop, question, and detain people based on appearance, language, accent, workplace, or any other marker that “looks suspicious” to them. www.aclu-wi.org/news/scotus-...

Waukesha Sheriff Flock system data raises questions. @isiahholmes.bsky.social has a new report on how police use a widespread surveillance tool. wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/24/w...

WIN: The Village of Palmyra will no longer pursue a 287(g) agreement with ICE. This victory is a testament to the people of Palmyra and to local organizers, who stood united, made their voices heard and persuaded their leaders not to participate in the program. www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...

On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we mourn those whose lives were lost to anti-trans violence. We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.

The Kenosha County Sheriff Department is no longer honoring administrative ICE detainers, in part due to our lawsuit. When we work together and show up for immigrant communities, we can win. www.aclu-wi.org/cases/termin...

On our Commentary page: Criminal justice reform advocate Sean Wilson says the bipartisan plan to upgrade Wisconsin's prison system is a start, but much more is needed to actually reduce prison populations and improve public safety.

The City of Verona Common Council has voted against renewing contracts for police data-collecting cameras known as Flock cameras.

Milwaukee Legislators Draft Bills to Improve State Prison Conditions

BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide. Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Today, gathering at Clas Plaza in front of the Milwaukee County Courthouse, Rep. Ryan Clancy announced a revamped and updated Conditions of Confinement bill package. (1/11)

ICYMI: Via @henry-redman.bsky.social, Immigrant advocates, ACLU criticize Marathon County ICE cooperation

BREAKING: Marathon County has a pending 287(g) agreement with ICE. www.aclu-wi.org/press-releas...

HEARING ALERT! Anti-equality legislators have scheduled a hearing for yet another anti-trans bill. SB 405 would use the threat of lawsuits to discourage doctors from providing this important care... (1/2)

Communities across Wisconsin joined over 7 million Americans to protest this regime's attacks on our fundamental freedoms. #NoKings

View our annual report for fiscal year 2024-25: www.aclu-wi.org/publications...

Wisconsin corrections chief tells advocates he sees need for culture change wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/10/13/w...

We have the right to read what we want, no matter what politicians or school officials say. Let us know what your favorite banned book is below. 📚

We refuse to be intimidated by the Trump administration’s attacks on our rights and communities. Find a No Kings rally near you: www.nokings.org/?SQF_SOURCE=aclu When using that link, Indivisible will know you came from us;  their privacy policy applies.

Abortion is still legal and available in Wisconsin. The Trump regime snuck abortion restrictions into the big billionaire bill, which is now law. However, two independent clinics in Milwaukee County will continue to provide abortion care.

#CriminalJusticeProject fellow @ajkennard.bsky.social intervies Palmyra police chief on plans for potential ICE partnership

Three people have died at Milwaukee County Jail so far this year. Joseph Boivin Gabriel Muniz Jimenez Melvin Goodwin #SayTheirNames These tragic deaths highlight the urgent need for action.

ICYMI: We sued five Wisconsin sheriffs over their practice of holding people in jail at the request of ICE based on administrative warrants that give them no legal authority to do so. www.wpr.org/news/aclu-su...

Palmyra Police Department is set to partner with ICE on a Task Force Model 287(g) program, which directs local law enforcement to make immigration arrests and conduct immigration investigations in the field. Our statement: www.aclu-wi.org/press-releas...

The Brown Berets, a key Part of the Chicano movement of the 1960s, continue to fight war, police brutality, and worker exploitation. La lucha sigue.

We believe county sheriffs in Wisconsin are legally prohibited from holding individuals on administrative detainers for ICE, so we're suing to challenge the practice. We'll use every tool at our disposal to defend the rights of immigrants. www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...

The Trump regime wants to tell your children, our future, what they can or cannot study. We won't let them. www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...

Wisconsin Sheriffs Illegally Honor ICE Detainer Requests. See You In Court. Los alguaciles (Sheriffs) de Wisconsin cumplen ilegalmente con solicitudes de detención de ICE. Nos vemos en la corte. www.aclu-wi.org/press-releas...

The Trump regime has deployed the National Guard to Washington DC and is threatening to send them to even more cities. This represents another gross abuse of power that we all must reject. Read more here: www.aclu-wi.org/news/liberty...

We will be hosting virtual book clubs throughout Banned Books Week to discuss some of our favorites. 📚 Join us: action.aclu.org/event/2025-b...

At least four Wisconsin sheriffs' departments — Brown, Dodge, Douglas, and Sauk County — are paid jailers for the deportation machine. Being undocumented is not a crime, yet we're seeing families split apart and frequent violations of due process rights. www.aclu-wi.org/press-releas...

This week we released Keep Families Together: five bills that would help protect people in Wisconsin from the Trump Administration's escalating acts of intimidation and violence. Read more here: wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/08/28/w...

A government that can disappear your immigrant neighbor today can disappear you tomorrow. The “Keep Families Together” bill package led by @ryanclancywi.bsky.social and @darrinmadison.bsky.social is a direct response to authoritarian-style abuse. www.aclu-wi.org/news/the-kee...

Yesterday's Supreme Court decision endangers our communities and subjects people to immigration stops simply because of the color of their skin, occupation, or the language they speak. This fight isn't over. Our right to live free from racial profiling is fundamental.

We’ve watched this regime send troops and armed federal agents into American cities before—and now Milwaukee could be next. Wisconsin will not bow to occupation. Milwaukee County residents—send a message to your elected officials now: secure.ngpvan.com/OOaZ4wzu1kG-...

Save the date! Our hybrid annual meeting will take place on Thursday, October 16 at 6pm. action.aclu.org/event/aclu-w...

President Trump deployed military troops and federal agents to DC and LA to respond to made-up emergencies, and is now threatening to do the same in other cities across the country.

MPD is considering a troubling proposal: trading 2.5 million images and data of Milwaukee residents with a private “big data” company, Biometrica, in exchange for facial recognition licenses. jsonline.com/story/opinion/2025/08/22/milwaukee-police-privacy-facial-recognition-technology/85716556007/

Our faces are not for sale. secure.ngpvan.com/BctByUMuNEGn...

It's long past time that the Wisconsin constitution reflected equality in marriage. Regardless of what SCOTUS decides, Fair Wisconsin will keep fighting to defend marriage equality just like we have for decades. abcnews.go.com/Politics/sup...

New investigation from @IsiahHolmes.bsky.social analyzes Wisconsin cops' use of massive license-plate reading network. “Once this level of surveillance is normalized, it becomes incredibly hard to roll back,” @acluofwi.bsky.social policy analyst says.

ACLU report details how Wisconsin sheriffs turned county jails into profit hubs for ICE deportation Ⓜ mkeind.com/41kEviN

🚨NEW: Local jails & police departments are playing a key role in Trump’s mass arrest & deportation agenda The actual scope of this collaboration – and the true scale of immigrant arrests and detentions – has not been publicly available, until now 🧵

ACLU report shows growth of Wisconsin immigration enforcement. @isiahholmes.bsky.social has details on the findings. buff.ly/vcrh0b3

More Wisconsin counties are agreeing to hold ICE detainees in their jails - and they’re getting paid to do it. To find out why @acluofwi.bsky.social is sounding the alarm, @fayeparks.bsky.social sat down with senior staff attorney Tim Muth. www.wortfm.org/aclu-of-wisc...

Homelessness is not a crime.

The Milwaukee Equal Rights Commission unanimously passed a resolution opposing the implementation of facial recognition technology by the Milwaukee Police Department.

BREAKING: Open records requests have revealed that at least three Wisconsin county sheriffs, in Ozaukee, Brown, and Sauk counties, have made recent deals with ICE to house and transport detained immigrants, increasing detention space for Trump's deportation initiatives.

Wisconsin needs to end crimeless revocation, expand community-based alternatives to incarceration, and fulfill its long-overdue promise to close inhumane prisons. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/07/wisc...