Immigrants are welcome here!

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Immigrants are welcome here! *

Oct 3, 2025 Milwaukee City Hall. Press Conference on recent ICE raids in Wisconsin.

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Know your Rights!

You are not alone! If you are struggling with immigration issues, these organizations are here to help. Reach out! You matter!

League of Women Voters Toolkit
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Forward Latino

Emergency Hotline 1 (800)-427-0213

Support Immigrants in your community with Signs of Solidarity!

Older woman with short white hair, wearing glasses, hiking jacket, and teal shirt, standing outside a dog grooming shop. She is smiling and holding a green drink in a clear cup. The shop has large glass windows with potted plants inside, a sign advertising 'Immigrants are Welcome Here' with a butterfly graphic, phone number, and the words 'Dog Grooming' accompanied by paw print decals.

The Trump administration is deploying ICE deep into the hearts of our communities in an effort to spread fear among immigrants. In many places across the country, immigrant families – even citizens – are terrified to go to work, to do their shopping, to go about their lives for fear they may be rounded up by unaccountable masked men. 

We can and must stand up for immigrants and show that they are essential and welcomed members of our communities.

Sign up now to visit local businesses in your neighborhood. Ask the business owners or managers to post signs that declare their support for their immigrant neighbors and opposition to ICE as well as create a private area for employees that ICE cannot legally enter without a signed judicial warrant. These are simple steps that businesses can take to protect their employees from ICE and make all immigrants feel welcome in your community.

Leave a sign and information about how business owners can keep their employees safe.

Two people taking a selfie in a bakery or cafe. The man on the left is wearing glasses, a black baker's hat embroidered with 'Linda's bakery,' a white apron, a black t-shirt, and a gold chain with a skull pendant. The woman on the right is wearing glasses, a blue shirt with colorful printing, and a yellow button that says 'NO KINGS' with a crown illustration. The background features colorful decorations and menu posters.
Two women standing inside a colorful cafe, both wearing green aprons, holding a sign that says 'Immigrants are welcome here' in English and Spanish. The cafe has pink walls with murals of flowers, cacti, and a large cake mural in the background. There are pink and purple artificial flowers and green plants.
Exterior view of Cudahy's Pancake House with a stone facade, blue awning, and large window displays. Sign indicates it serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The building has two stories with three windows above the sign and an
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Download Script and Instructions to leave with business owners.
A woman holding a sign that reads 'No Ice in Milwaukee' during a protest on a sidewalk in Milwaukee.
Two smiling people taking a selfie inside a building with signs on the wall behind them. One of them is holding a sign that reads 'Immigrants Welcome Here' and features a butterfly illustration.
Two women smiling and holding signs that say 'Immigrants Are Welcome Here' with colorful butterfly illustrations, standing inside a building with ornate architectural details, wood doors, and patterned tile floor.

Petition to Keep [City/Village Name] Safe and Fair for Everyone

We, the undersigned residents of the [City/Village Name], call on the [City Council / Village Board] to protect the rights and safety of all residents—regardless of immigration status.

Families in our community should not live in fear because of federal immigration enforcement. When neighbors are afraid to work, report crimes, or access public services, our whole community becomes less safe and less connected.

We ask our local leaders to adopt a Local Noncooperation and Community Trust Resolution to ensure that:

  1. Local resources are used for local safety.
    City or village employees - including police - shall not assist in civil immigration enforcement based on administrative ICE requests or warrants. Cooperation shall occur only when legally required, such as when there is a judicial warrant and a serious criminal case.

  2. Resident privacy is protected.
    Local departments shall not collect or share immigration status information unless required by law.

  3. City or village property cannot be used for ICE operations.
    No municipal building, parking lot, equipment, data system, or other resource shall be made available for federal immigration enforcement activities unless legally compelled by a judicial warrant.

  4. Transparency is required.
    The city or village shall publicly report any federal requests for cooperation and document how they are handled.

By adopting these principles, [City/Village Name] will strengthen public safety, protect families, and ensure that local government remains accountable to the people who live here—not federal immigration agents.

For questions, updates, or replacements: safeandfairwi@gmail.com 

Lori explains how the program can help stop local agencies from becoming ICE agents.

Join Safe and Fair Wisconsin.

Keep ICE out of your community!

“Will we tolerate racial profiling by state and local law enforcement agencies in their zeal to enforce federal immigration law?”
— ACLU

Protect immigrants!

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Download Petition Here to Collect signatures in your community.
Detailed Resolution

What Is a 287(g) Agreement?

A 287(g) agreement is a voluntary partnership between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and local or state law enforcement agencies. Through this program, ICE can train and authorize selected local officers to carry out certain federal immigration enforcement duties. In some cases there are financial incentives built in that include bonuses (bounties?) for arrests.

Do you want this to happen in your community?

An accident victim may be taken to jail by a state's highway patrol to check his or her immigration status.

Undocumented residents who are victims or witnesses will be afraid to report crimes to the police, creating public safety and national security gaps.

Watch the video for more information about how we can stop ICE!

Contact Safeandfairwi@gmail.com

Learn how 287g ICE Agreements turn local law inforcement into ICE agents.
Map of Wisconsin showing counties with 287(g) immigration agreements, color-coded by the period during which the agreements were signed, and a legend explaining the color codes. The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin logo is at the top, and a Bridging Divides logo with an arrow is at the bottom right.

Emergency Hotline (800)-427-0213

It’s time to create an affordable, realistic path to citizenship and end the inhumane, cruel mass deportation.

April 5, 2025 Hands Off Downtown Milwaukee

  • Under development’

  • We are circulating papers

  • We are putting “Immigrants are Welcome Here” signs in local businesses and making sure the owners know how to protect their employees and customers.