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On Monday, July 9th, Maria Portugal’s lawyer called to tell her that if her estranged husband did not turn himself in to ICE, then ICE would detain her and separate her from her 5 children. Maria and her husband have been separated for over a year. ICE threatened María despite the fact that she has a […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Thursday, June 28th, 2018 Photos here. Video here and here.   Milwaukee – On Thursday, hundreds of people marched and blocked streets around a fundraiser Donald Trump held for Wisconsin Republicans in protest of Trump’s plans to intern tens of thousands of immigrant families in border camps. Marchers called for ICE and Customs and Border Patrol […]

  Milwaukee – On Thursday, June 21st, hundreds of immigrant community members and supporters rallied outside the Milwaukee office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to protest President Trump’s Executive Order from Wednesday ordering the indefinite imprisonment of families in internment camps and to call for the abolition of ICE. Photos of the rally here. Video […]

Families seeking safety in the United States must be protected and supported, not separated or imprisoned. Milwaukee – On Wednesday, President Trump announced he would sign an executive order to indefinitely imprison immigrant families together along the border. On Thursday, June 21st, Voces de la Frontera and dozens of community organizations will hold a protest […]

On Monday, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker sent National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border to help implement President Trump’s “zero tolerance” anti-immigrant policy, first by separating and now by imprisoning immigrant families in internment camps. Scroll down to sign the petition, send an email to Governor Walker, and then call him at 608-266-1212 to demand he reverse his […]

Wisconsin National Guard troops are following Governor Scott Walker’s directive to deploy to the US-Mexico border starting today. Massachusetts Republican Governor Charlie Baker has recalled the Massachusetts National Guard from border deployment, but Walker stays the course Milwaukee – On Monday, the Wisconsin National Guard announced they had deployed troops to the US-Mexico border, in accordance […]

On Monday, June 11th, Franco Ferreyra was detained during a check-in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Milwaukee. Franco is a father of 4 who has lived in Wisconsin since 2001, when he was 13. He graduated from Waukesha South High School and works as a waiter at a Waukesha restaurant, and attends St. Joseph […]

YES Freedom School is a summer-long, weekly program designed to educate YES leaders on different issues pertaining to organizing and political education, in order to develop their personal skills as leaders and advance social justice in their schools. YES Freedom School focuses on developing students into leaders, as well as placing their understanding of organizing […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Thursday, May 24th, 2018 MILWAUKEE — On Wednesday, May 23rd, the Milwaukee Police Department released bodycam footage of the violent assault, tasing, and arrest of Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown by Milwaukee Police Department officers. Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales said that 3 unidentified officers had been disciplined, although he did not say how. […]

Our community is organizing for legislation in 2019 to ensure that no one is denied the right to drive in Wisconsin because of their income or immigration status.  Restricting driver’s licenses has made our roads less safe, harmed Wisconsin’s economy, and led to the separation of Wisconsin immigrant families.  Click here to read the bilingual Wisconsin […]