Democratic Party of Milwaukee County Condemns ICE Detention Facility Expansion
And Calls for the Protection of Hard Working Families and Just Immigration Reform Not Mass Deportations of our Neighbors
The Democratic Party of Milwaukee County (DPMC) thanks Ald. Larresa Taylor for finally informing the public of ICE’s expansion plans. We know that many immigrants are our neighbors and work hard and pay taxes even though they may not get credit for them. We know many immigrant children were born here and are U.S. citizens (The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution declares that “All persons born or naturalized in the United States … are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”). We need real immigration reform to create a moral and just transition and a pathway for undocumented immigrants to legal status out of the shadows (so they can be paid fairly and receive the benefits of the taxes they pay). Intimidating our neighbors and the forcible removal of our neighbors is not the American way.
ICE’s 310 East Knapp Street facility had some office space and a few holding cells but no bed space. All law enforcement agencies in Milwaukee County are already protecting residents of the County against criminals so ICE’s attempt to expand its facilities can only mean the new MAGA administration has plans for mass deportations in our County. We call on our neighbors to oppose mass deportations and the destruction of families and in particular, expect that all elected officials who claim to be aligned with the Democratic Party to use all legal means to implement just immigration reform and oppose mass deportations. In the words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Now is the time to make real the promise of democracy,” and that “one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.”NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
More about the ICE facility relocation
- What Will Federal Government Pay For New Milwaukee ICE Office? - Jeramey Jannene - Mar 4th, 2026
- ICE Moving Its Milwaukee Facility - Jeramey Jannene - Dec 2nd, 2025
- Demonstrators Protest at New ICE Detention Center in Milwaukee - Isiah Holmes - Nov 17th, 2025
- ICE Seeks Downtown Milwaukee Office To Go With New Field Facility - Jeramey Jannene - Oct 2nd, 2025
- Second Federal Agency Moving Into Milwaukee ICE Building - Jeramey Jannene - Sep 9th, 2025
- Federal Government Confirms ICE Facility For Northwest Side - Jeramey Jannene - Feb 17th, 2025
- ICE Can Build Whatever Facility It Wants in Milwaukee - Jeramey Jannene - Feb 5th, 2025
- City To Host Discussion On ICE Facility, But Attorney Suggests It May Be Moot Point - Jeramey Jannene - Jan 30th, 2025
- Is ICE Building A Detention Facility in Milwaukee? - Jeramey Jannene - Jan 17th, 2025
- Ald. Taylor introduces communication file to discuss ICE facility relocation - Ald. Larresa Taylor - Jan 17th, 2025
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