ICE denies report that officers detained Puerto Rican family in Milwaukee
ICE denies report that officers detained Puerto Rican family in Milwaukee
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is disputing a viral report that a Puerto Rican family was detained by immigration officers in Milwaukee while shopping last week.
"It's completely false," an ICE spokesperson told the Journal Sentinel Friday.
Earlier this week, Telemundo Puerto Rico reported a Puerto Rican family of three — including a three-year-old child— was detained by ICE after being overheard speaking Spanish at a store in Milwaukee. The report featured an anonymous interview with a person described as a relative of the family.
According to the ICE spokesperson, Telemundo did not reach out to the agency to confirm if this incident occurred.
The report has garnered millions of views and was shared across several social media platforms, like X, by members of Congress and others.
Immigration advocates in Wisconsin and across the U.S. have been dealing with a barrage of rumors about ICE operations since President Donald Trump took office. They have asked community members to refrain from sharing unverified information to avoid causing unnecessary panic.
Local advocates say that false rumors detract from real instances of raids and U.S. citizens being detained in other states.
"Remember that when we spread misinformation, we are helping the people that want to destroy us," Milwaukee County Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez said in a Facebook post Thursday.
Multiple sheriff's offices and elected officials also said they could not confirm the story. The report said the Puerto Rican family was bused to a nearby detention center, but sheriff's offices from Milwaukee County to Kenosha County said they had no evidence of such a family being detained in their jails.
"We have no record of a bus of detained people brought here by ICE," said Patrick Esser, with the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, in an email Friday.
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, who shared the report on X, also told the Journal Sentinel Thursday she was unable to verify the incident.
Local advocacy group Forward Latino hasn't been able to verify the incident either, according to Darryl Morin, president of Forward Latino.
Gina Lee Castro is a Public Investigator reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Contact her at gcastro@gannett.com.
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