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Can Wisconsin Sheriffs Honor ICE Detainers? The State Supreme Court Is About to Decide.

Amy Curtis
Amy Curtis  |  May 19, 2026 9:30 AM

Leftists and their activist judge allies have been trying to thwart the Trump administration and its enforcement of immigration laws at every turn. In many places, law enforcement and local Democratic politicians refuse to honor ICE detainers and opt to release illegal aliens into our communities.

In Wisconsin, the liberal state Supreme Court is going to answer that question, and here are the implications of this decision.

The first illegal alien is Julio Jarquin. He's charged with raping elderly women in a nursing home. Dane County — where Madison is located — might give ICE a half hour notice of his release.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has asked Dane County not to release Jarquin.

“This illegal alien is charged with two counts of sexual assault of an elderly victim at an assisted living facility,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “This dirtbag was released into the country by the Biden Administration. DHS is calling on sanctuary politicians in Dane County, Wisconsin to NOT release this criminal from jail back onto the streets to commit more crimes. We need Wisconsin sanctuary politicians to cooperate with us to remove criminals from our country.”

David Joel Mairena-Garcia attacked his ex-girlfriend and another man with a machete.

According to DHS, Mairena-Garcia, an illegal alien from Nicaragua, entered his ex-girlfriend's home and beat her before stabbing her with the machete. She suffered injuries to her head, hand, and neck.

Santiago Trujillo-Alvarez & Arquimides Arias-Hernandez are being held for drug charges.

WTAQ reported that Trujillo-Alvarez and Arias-Hernandez were arrested after selling an undercover informant '700 grams of cocaine, nearly 3,000 grams of methamphetamine, eight firearms and manufactured illegal documents.'

Luis Benavidez, another illegal alien from Nicaragua, is charged with attempted homicide after stabbing his mother more than two dozen times. She reportedly asked him to turn down his music.

According to Fox 11, Benavidez has no legal status and is in the country illegally. 

Noelia Martinez-Avila, an illegal alien from Honduras, had multiple traffic violations. Despite that, she was not deported and she was reportedly driving drunk when she hit and killed Hallie Helgeson, 18, and Brady Heiling, 19, in Dane County last year. Helgeson died at the scene and Heiling died five days later.

Martinez-Avila was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and impaired driving. ICE was given less than an hour's notice of Martinez-Avila's release, according to DHS.

All told, Dane County is holding17 illegal aliens with pending charges. ICE likely won't be notified of their release because Dane County is a sanctuary.

Given the Leftist makeup of the Wisconsin state Supreme Court, it's likely they'll rule in favor of the illegal aliens. That's why elections matter, and Wisconsin voters need to remember this heading into November. They can keep the legislature in the hands of Republicans and flip the governor's seat red, or they can lose their state to Leftists who will make it another Minnesota, rife with crime, fraud, and sanctuary for illegal aliens.