Overview
- Community organizations including Forward Latino and Voces de la Frontera issued public warnings in late June saying they had seen a rise in ICE activity in southeast Wisconsin.
- The Milwaukee Police Department said on June 25 that it was aware of 'selective operations' by ICE that it described as aimed at curbing crime in the region.
- Forward Latino’s alert, led by national president Darryl Morin, runs for seven days and tells people to stay calm while taking steps to prepare if they may be at risk.
- The community guidance lists clear legal steps: remain silent, refuse entry to homes without a valid judicial warrant, and ask for a lawyer if contacted by ICE.
- Reporting so far relies on advocacy groups and a police statement and does not provide independently verified numbers or detailed public records of arrests, leaving enforcement scope uncertain and heightening local concern.