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Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez on state policy addressing ICE raids

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

January 31, 2025

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State Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez, D-Milwaukee, discusses a bill that would block state and local law enforcement in Wisconsin from aiding in immigration detention and prohibit raids in certain locations.

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