Otaniyen Iduozee, a Nigerian citizen residing in Wisconsin, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for his role in a romance fraud and money laundering scheme. Iduozee recruited victims through online dating platforms, convinced them to send money under false pretenses, and laundered the proceeds through U.S. bank accounts.

Rafael Cruz-Hernandez, a Mexican citizen, was sentenced to 8 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after a prior removal. Cruz-Hernandez had previously been deported following a conviction for sexual assault in Monroe County, Wisconsin, and was found in the United States again in violation of federal immigration law.

A Milwaukee federal grand jury indicted two foreign nationals — Cui Guanghai, a Chinese national, and John Miller, a British national — for an alleged plot to silence a U.S.-based dissident critical of the Chinese government and to smuggle U.S. military technology to China. The indictment charges the defendants with acting as illegal agents of China and conspiring to violate U.S. export control laws.

Fourteen individuals, including ten Mexican nationals, have been charged in the Eastern District of Wisconsin with fentanyl and cocaine trafficking and immigration offenses as part of Operation Take Back America. The defendants are accused of distributing large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine in the Milwaukee area, and several face additional charges of illegal reentry into the United States.

An illegal alien, Elia Antonio, was convicted in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, of sex trafficking her own 12-year-old daughter. Antonio, who entered the country illegally, was found guilty of repeatedly selling her daughter for sex to adult men. The case drew widespread condemnation and highlights ongoing concerns about crimes committed by individuals in the country illegally.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has compiled a county-by-county breakdown of Wisconsin sheriffs' policies on immigration enforcement and cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The map and accompanying data show which sheriffs have signed 287(g) agreements with ICE, which comply with ICE detainer requests, and which have adopted sanctuary-style policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Hector Jared Toscana Perez, who caused a fatal accident in Dodge County, Wisconsin, was in the country illegally at the time of the crash. Toscana Perez, who had previously been deported, was driving under the influence when he caused a collision that killed a 30-year-old passenger. Authorities confirmed he had reentered the United States unlawfully prior to the deadly incident.