Voces de la Frontera Action Press Release Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Voces de la Frontera Action Condemns Legislative Attempt to Make English the Official Language of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin- On Monday, January 6, 2020, Republican Senators in Wisconsin reintroduced a bill (AB 340 from 2013) to make English the official language of the state. […]
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Non-Collaboration Policy Between Police and ICE is Approved
Voces de la Frontera Wins Victory for Immigrants’ Rights Movement with the Adoption of Non-Collaboration Policy Between Police and ICE The De la Cruz Family at City Hall after the successful vote. Milwaukee, WI- Immigrants in Milwaukee won a huge victory Wednesday, December 18, 2019, when the Fire and Police Commission voted to endorse […]
Victory for Immigrants’ Rights: Fire and Police Commission Policy Committee Approves a Voces de la Frontera Proposal to Protect Families Against Unwarranted Arrest
Victory for Immigrants’ Rights: Fire and Police Commission Policy Committee Approves a Voces de la Frontera Proposal to Protect Families Against Unwarranted Arrest Milwaukee, WI- Immigrants in Milwaukee won a huge victory Thursday, December 12, when the Fire and Police Commission (FPC) Policy Committee voted to endorse Voces de la Frontera’s recommended changes […]
Voces Calls on Fire and Police Commission to Bar Police Assistance to Federal Immigration Agents without a Judicial Warrant
Release Date: Thursday, December 12, 2019 Voces de la Frontera Calls on Fire and Police Commission to Bar Police Assistance to Federal Immigration Agents without a Judicial Warrant Milwaukee, WI- Voces de la Frontera and over a dozen organizations call on the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission (FPC) Policy Committee to amend the Milwaukee […]
Voces de la Frontera Launchs ¡Sí Se Puede! New Casa Campaign for a New Building
November 1, 2019 Click here to donate to the ¡Sí Se Puede! New Casa Campaign CAPITAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCH: ¡Sí Se Puede! New Casa Campaign for Voces de la Frontera Milwaukee, WI – Voces de la Frontera announced the launch of our capital campaign, ¡Sí Se Puede! New Casa Campaign, for a new building at […]
Voces Calls on Public Officials to Amend SOP130 to Prevent the MPD from Partnering with ICE
Press Release Release Date: Thursday, October 17, 2019 Voces de la Frontera Calls on Public Officials to Advance Proposal to Amend SOP130 to Prevent the Milwaukee Police Department from Partnering with ICE Voces de la Frontera calls on the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission (FPC) at its Oct. 17, 2019 meeting to take all steps […]
Community Condemns Recent ICE-Police Collaboration in the Break-Up of Milwaukee Family
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN –On Monday, September 23, 2019, around 9:30 am, Jose De la Cruz-Espinosa was arrested by the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) in collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Jose was with his wife and their three daughters 14, 13, and 11 years of age. The family was in their car in front of […]
Caught on Video: The Milwaukee Police Department Collaborates With ICE.
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – On Monday, September 23, 2019, Jose Alejandro De la Cruz- Espinosa, a Milwaukee resident, was with his wife and three young daughters inside his vehicle parked outside of his home when he was barricaded and torn from his family by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Two staff members from Voces de […]
The Community Demands ICE Out of Milwaukee and Delivers Over 1,600 Signed Petitions
Community Leaders Demand ICE Out of Milwaukee Sixteen hundred signed postcard petitions were delivered to the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission after a press conference calling for community trust MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — On Thursday, September 5, 2019, dozens of Milwaukee community members gathered for a press conference before giving public testimony and delivering […]
Frequently Asked Questions on the Proposed changes to Milwaukee Police Departments’ Policy on Immigration (SOP130)
Frequently Asked Questions on the Proposed changes to Milwaukee Police Departments’ Policy on Immigration (SOP130) Voces de la Frontera and allied organizations propose changes to the existing Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) Standard Operating Procedure on immigration (SOP 130) to create stronger safeguards against collaboration between local law enforcement and Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). These […]
