Federal trial proceedings opened Monday for a Wisconsin state judge accused of helping a man in her courtroom evade immigration authorities, a closely watched case in the Trump administration’s push on deportations.

Prosecutors played audio recordings Monday as they tried to show jurors that a Wisconsin judge knew what was at stake earlier this year when she directed an immigrant to a private door while federal agents were in the courthouse to arrest the man.

Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan's trial began over allegations of obstruction and aiding an undocumented immigrant.

The twists, turns and delays in Yessenia Ruano's story highlight the challenges many immigrants face in trying to become legal residents.

ICE will transition its processing operations from a building owned by the Milwaukee School of Engineering to a new location on Milwaukee’s northwest side.

People demonstrate outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices at 310 E. Knapp St., Milwaukee, in May. The Trump administration put Milwaukee and a handful of other Wisconsin municipalities on a list of “sanctuary” jurisdictions ...

WASHINGTON >> U.S. officials arrested a Wisconsin judge today and charged her with helping a man in her court evade immigration authorities in an escalating dispute between President Donald Trump’s administration and local officials over immigration ...