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On Feb. 11, several Milwaukee Common Council members announced two new initiatives in case of a potential influx of ICE agents in the city.

Milwaukee police have banned the use of facial recognition technology for now, following a heated Fire and Police Commission meeting. A tech policy shares what the public should know.

Over the past few years, Milwaukee police have used facial recognition technology in criminal investigations. But they did so without community input or documented procedures. All of that came to a head in a Fire and Police Commission meeting.

Many Milwaukeeans are wondering what the city’s plans are if Milwaukee gets a large influx of ICE agents. Hundreds of people attended an alderman's town hall to learn more.

Emergency protests popped up across the nation over the weekend calling out the killing of Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents. The 37-year-old was an intensive care nurse at a VA hospital in Minneapolis and grew up in Green Bay.

There are close to 3,000 ICE agents patrolling the Twin Cities in the name of immigration enforcement. Hear from an immigration reporter there who is covering the chaos.

Students from Milwaukee-area high schools organized walkouts Jan. 20 during school. They were a part of nationwide walkouts organized by students upset with the Trump administration's aggressive ICE operations.

On Wednesday, ICE agents in Minneapolis shot and killed Renee Nicole Good. That night, protests and vigils popped up all across the U.S., including here in Milwaukee.

Over the past year, the presence of ICE agents across the nation has ramped up – with an increased budget, increased arrest quotas and an overall more aggressive approach. Do local governments have power to slow down those arrests? A new study shows that one answer lies in local jails.

Milwaukee residents have been watching for increased ICE activity. ICE already operates a facility on the Milwaukee School of Engineering campus, and some students are calling for its removal.