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The Associated Press
ICE violated rights of a US citizen and 21 others during arrests, Chicago activists allege
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal immigration agents violated the rights of 22 people, including a U.S. citizen, in immigration enforcement arrests during the first weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term, Chicago activists and attorneys alleged Monday. The arrests allegedly violate a 2022 agreement between Chicago groups and the federal government detailing how U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement officers can make “ collateral arrests,” where agents detain others besides those being targeted. The agreement, following a lawsuit over 2018 immigration sweeps, covers Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Wisconsin, which are under the ICE office in Chicago. “Every time you hear from this administration about how they’re rounding up gang members, terrorists, the worst of the worst, you need to take a dose of reality,” said Mark Fleming, an attorney with the National Immigrant Justice Center, said at a news conference. “You need to dig deeper to understand who exactly they are arresting.” The NIJC detailed alleged violations in a federal complaint filed last week on behalf of advocacy groups in Chicago. Among other things, the agreement says ICE agents can make a warrantless arrest only when they have evidence that an individual is likely to escape.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Get to know the Wisconsin All-American gymnast who's on Fox's 'Farmer Wants a Wife' starting Thursday
When Karina Sabol isn't working or coaching gymnastics, she's hanging out with her "best friends" (aka her family), hiking with her parents' dogs (she considers herself their "fun aunt"), horseback riding, snowshoeing ... ... or being on a reality TV dating show. When Sabol's friend suggested last year that the two of them should apply for "Love Island," Sabol had been learning about a different dating show — one that she felt was more her vibe: "Farmer Wants a Wife." The Madison resident was right, being cast on "FWAW" Season 3, which premieres at 8 p.m. CT Thursday on...
The Center Square
Audit shows 'concerning' financial decisions in UW-Madison DEI department
(The Center Square) – The former head of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Education Achievement gave lump sum awards to 85% of staff in late 2023 amounting to $218,750 without consultation, according to a new audit of the department’s expenses. The audit called the payments “an extremely concerning example of this behavior” leading to the demotion of UW-Madison Chief Diversity Officer LaVar Charleston, who was moved from that position back to being a clinical professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in the School of Education. “I am incredibly concerned that the...