USICE Detainee In Portland, Oregon While Handcuffed Is Moved In A Rolling Cart By MAGA ICE Agents

MAGA USICE allowed to practice inhumane, cruel and inhumane treatment of detainees.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 5, 2025

Portland, Oregon - On Sunday, October 5, 2025, the MAGA U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) posted a video on their Facebook account to show how inhumane they move, transport and handle detainees in their custody. 

An unidentified detainee in Portland was move in a rolling cart while his/her hands were handcuffed behind the individual's back.

Cruel and unusual treatment of detainees by the MAGA USICE in Portland.

USICE Offers $100K To Sign 287g Agreements And $7.5K For Each Undocumented Immigrant Turned Over To Immigration Officers As an Incentive To County Sheriff's And Police Departments

USICE is offering $100K for county sheriff's and police departments to sign 287g agreements and $7,500 for each undocumented immigrant turned over to immigration officials from county jails around the country.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 4, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - During a press conference at the Milwaukee City Hall on Friday, October 3, 2025, organized by Forward Latino and other participating allies to address recent USICE raids in Madison, Manitowoc and other parts of Wisconsin, Christine Neumann-Ortiz, the executive director of Voces de la Frontera and Voces de la Frontera Action stated that the Trump administration and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) are offering County sheriff's in Wisconsin a total of $100,000 to sign a 287g agreement with USICE to be trained and act like immigration enforcement agents and report undocumented immigrants that are arrested and held at County jails for any offenses. USICE is also offering to pay the County sheriff's office a total of $7,500 for each undocumented immigrant turned over to USICE by County sheriff's in the 287g program, according to Neumann-Ortiz.

So far, there are 13 county sheriff departments and 1 police department in 287g program agreement with USICE in Wisconsin.

• Brown County Sheriff's Office 

• Calumet County Sheriff's Office 

• Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office 

• Kewaunee County Sheriff's Office 

• Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office 

• Marquette County Sheriff's Office 

• Outagamie County Sheriff's Office 

• Palmyra Police Department 

• Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office 

• Washington County Sheriff's Office 

• Washington County Sheriff's Office 

• Waukesha County Sheriff's Office 

• Waushara County Sheriff's Office 

• Winnebago County Sheriff's Office 

• Wood County Sheriff's Office 

Undocumented Georgia Reporter Mario Alexander Guevara To Be Deported By USICE On Friday, October 3, 2025

Guevara will be deported to El Salvador.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 2, 2025

Atlanta,  Georgia- On Thursday, Oscar Guevara, the son of Mario Alexander Guevara, 47, Owner of MG News in Atlanta announced that his father has been moved to Louisiana by USICE and is expected to be deported to El Salvador on Friday, October 3, 2025 at 11:00 a.m., despite legal efforts by the his private attorney and the ACLU to prevent Mario from getting deported.

Mario was arrested in DeKalb by Doraville police on June 14, 2025, along with 8 other individuals at a No Kings Day protest. Guevara was charged with pedestrian improperly entering roadway, and two misdemeanor counts for obstruction of law enforcement officers and unlawful assembly, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office. Video: https://youtube.com/shorts/IlGNu7vyQN8

Guevara apparently had apply for U.S. permanent resident with immigration services through his son who is a U.S. citizen. 

According to USICE, Guevara overstayed his visa, and in 2012, an immigration judge ordered Guevara to self-deport, which Guevara continued his attempt to remain in the U.S..

USDHS on June 20, 2025 released the following statement on their X account (formerly Twitter),  FALSE. Accusations that Mario Guevara was arrested by ICE because he is a journalist are completely untrue.

Mario Guevera was arrested by Dekalb County, Georgia police for willful obstruction after he refused to comply with local police orders to move out of the middle of the street. Following his arrest by local authorities, ICE placed a detainer on him. Following his release, he was turned over to ICE custody and has been placed in removal proceedings.

This El Salvador national is in ICE custody because he entered the country illegally in 2004.

Mario is also allegedly known for having another individual (driver) arrested after he was stopped on suspicion of DWI and an officer was about to let him go because he wasn't driving under the influence, when Mario is heard asking the officer, if the driver had a Georgia driver's license. The officer then asked the driver for a license and when the officer checked the individual's license, it had been suspended for serious violations since 2014, so the driver was arrested. Link: https://youtu.be/Ab99W8hnIHg

Update: Two of Guevara's sons from the U.S. join their father Mario A. Guevara in El Salvador on Sunday, October 5, 2025, link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Sk9RPwFN9/

Mario Alexander Guevara, after being deported and arriving in El Salvador holds a press conference on Friday, October 3, 2025, link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GaD2XQfgi/

300 MATC Part-Time Instructors Win Back-Pay After HR Scandal Rocks Milwaukee Area Technical College

Back-pay for at least 300 part-time faculty will be compensated by MATC.

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 1, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - In a stunning reversal, more than 300 part-time instructors at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) will receive long-withheld back-pay after the college's Human Resources (HR) department quietly reduced hourly wages without notifying affected employees this past Summer of 2025.

The bombshell was confirmed in an official Local AFT 212 union newsletter, which informed faculty that the college has admitted to underpaying hundreds of instructors and will soon issue compensation for the difference.

Union Victory: Back-Pay Coming After Hidden Wage Cuts

According to the newsletter, MATC's administration agreed to repay all affected part-time faculty who taught during the Summer 2025 term under the college's new Progression and Pay system. Many of these instructors, which some were newly hired told their union leadership that they were never told by HR that their hourly rates would be slashed.

Local 212 confirmed:

"The College will be paying back pay to make up for the difference in the summer hourly pay rate versus spring rates,"

the union wrote.

"The administration has committed to eliminating the summer pay reduction entirely by Summer 2026," according to the union.

But there's a catch: instructors still under the older "legacy" system will continue facing summer pay cuts—estimated between 7.23% and 7.43%, a policy Local 212 has long called discriminatory.

Inside the HR Controversy:

The pay issue exploded in June 2025 when the union demanded an independent investigation into Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Laquitha "Elle" Bonds-Jones, who allegedly altered official documents in order to justify the pay reductions without approval from MATC President Dr. Anthony Cruz or the Board of Trustees.

Union leaders claim that after faculty discovered the discrepancies and began filing complaints, HR staff restricted access to internal policy documents and locked key files on the college's internal myMATC portal.

Local 212 President Lisa Conley accused HR of obstructing transparency:

"Human Resources has taken down access to compensation policy documents and removed document histories,"

Conley wrote in a letter to Dr. Cruz. (Link: https://www.local212.org/news/call-for-independent-investigation-on-summer-pay-documentsnbsp)

"This matter affects no fewer than 300 part-time faculty. The department cannot investigate allegations of its own misconduct," Conley wrote.

Escalation at the Top:

At a tense September 15, 2025 meeting between Dr. Cruz, Bonds-Jones, and union leaders, Bonds-Jones allegedly tried to shift blame to the union's Vice President for Part-Time Faculty, claiming she was responsible for document alterations. 

Union officials denounced the accusation as "baseless deflection," pointing to evidence they say proves the modifications originated within the HR department during May and June 2025.

Demand for Accountability:

Local 212 continues to press for a third-party forensic investigation, calling for all HR records, electronic logs, and archived documents to be secured and preserved to prevent further tampering.

The union's message is clear:

"MATC's administration owes its part-time faculty transparency, respect, and restitution," said Conley. "This back-pay is only the beginning."

The Bottom Line:

The scandal exposes serious cracks in MATC's payroll oversight and raises new questions about accountability, ethics, and leadership within one of Wisconsin's largest public technical colleges in Milwaukee.

For hundreds of part-time instructors, the long-awaited back-pay is both a financial victory and a warning, that vigilance and collective action through Local AFT Union 212 remain essential to protecting union workers from institutional abuse.

So far, Dr. Cruz nor the MATC Board of Trustees have not announced publicly, if they will actually authorize a third party internal investigation into the alleged elicit acts by the HR administration. The HR can not investigate itself, according to the MATC union.

Also, Dr. Cruz and the Board have continously failed to address other internal issues, hostile work environment,  harassment, retaliation against employees who have complained about the administration practices  of discrimination and retribution plaguing MATC, since Dr. Cruz was hired. 

Cruz has come under fire for eliminating the Multicultural Affairs Office and firing for student services specialists in August, by students, faculty, employees and members from four ethnic communities involving the Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Black and Native-Americans who have lost confidence in Dr. Cruz, despite his Investiture by the Board in September.

Another example of retaliation and discrimination practices at MATC, Jennifer Wayd who applied over 60 times for different job positions in her 13 years at MATC with no success, and in 2025 was finally given a full-time Librarian position, but was then fired, and her last day on the job was September 30th.

In an email sent to Dr. Cruz on September 30th by Carlos Aranda, a MATC Counselor, he wrote, Today marks Jennifer Wayd's final day at Milwaukee Area Technical College. Jennifer was previously offered a full-time LTE Librarian position, which has now concluded. Regrettably, rather than being reinstated to her former role, the Human Resources department chose to proceed with her termination.

Jennifer Wayd who has worked at MATC for 13 years, told the Board in December 2024 that she has applied at least 60 times for promotional opportunities at MATC during her career at the technical college, but was unsuccessful in getting promoted claiming ongoing discrimination employment practices at MATC. (Video of the December 17, 2024 during Board of Trustees meeting, Wayd testimony at minute 17:20 at link: https://youtu.be/ed93-NODo8M)

Wayd in an email wrote, The unhealthy culture at Milwaukee Area Technical College is significantly affecting the mental health and well-being of many employees. It raises an important question: who is being held accountable for addressing this issue?

Lastly, in the October 2024 Board of Trustees public meeting comment session, HNNUSA learned that the MATC HR had hired a non-bilingual instructor to teach a bilingual Economics course at MATC, which the course was advertised as a bilingual Spanish class. It was also learned that non-bilingual instructors were also assigned to teach two other courses as well, which included Sociology and Psychology that were advertised as bilingual courses that actually setup the students for failure in the bilingual courses. (October 2024 video testimony: https://youtu.be/Lm_ImpZGXn4)

31-year-old Christian Jackson Charged For The June 2025 Homicide Of Vincent Torres, 45, In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Jackson was taken into custody for the Torres homicide in June 2025, according to Milwaukee County court records.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

October 1, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, Christian Jackson, 31, appeared at a Milwaukee County court for an initial appearance to face one felony count for 1st-degree reckless homicide and use of a dangerous weapon for the June 4, 2025 homicide of Vincent Torres, 45, in the Southside of Milwaukee. A felony warrant for his arrest was issued on September 26, when criminal charges were filed against Jackson.

According to the criminal complaint, on June 4, 2025, around 9:30 p.m., Milwaukee police responded to shots fired at the 1600 block of S. 11 Street in the Southside of Milwaukee and located a deceased 45-year-old Hispanic male in the sidewalk, just steps away from his residence.

Jackson allegedly got into an argument with Torres's son and left the scene, but he returned and fired at least 5 shots at Torres in a drive-by shooting, according to police.

Torres, who was originally from Dallas, Texas died from a fatal gunshot wound to the chest at the scene. 

18-year-old Jaquveon Wright Fatally Stabbed In The Neck By Female Cousin Over An Argument In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Wright was fatally stabbed in the neck by his 19-year-old female cousin over an argument, according to Milwaukee police.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 30, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Monday, Milwaukee police responded to a stabbing around 2:20 p.m. at the 800 block of S. 22 Street, located Jaquveon Wright, 18, aka, "Quay" with a stab wound to the neck. Life-saving measures were administered by Milwaukee Fire Department first responders, but subsequently failed.

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office declared Wright deceased at 2:56 p.m. at the scene.

A 19-year-old female who was identified as Wright's cousin was taken into custody and 1st-degree intentional homicide charges are pending, according to police.

In a preliminary police report, both Wright and his female cousin got into a heated argument and she fatally stabbed him in the neck.

A Noise Nuisance Complaint At Zócalo Food Park Reported By Milwaukee Police On Sunday, During Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 2025

Milwaukee police reported a noise nuisance complaint at Zócalo Food Park during Hispanic Heritage Month celebration on Sunday's scheduled events.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 29, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Milwaukee police responded to a call about a noise nuisance complaint at the Zócalo Food Park on Sunday, September 28, 2025 around 5:00 p.m. during an afternoon of Hispanic music and entertainment in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month in the Southside of Milwaukee.

According to the public Milwaukee Police Department call log on Sunday, the Milwaukee Police Department District Station 2 responded to a call about a noise nuisance complaint report at the Zócalo Food Park, located at the 600 block of S. 6 Street in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Salsa bands, Cache, Septeto Chambaró, including dancers, drum and dance Bombazo entertainment were scheduled at Zócalo Food Park in Milwaukee.

Update: A video recorded by Elizabeth Renee at 4:53 p.m. on Sunday, September 28, 2025 shows the Bembė drum and dance performing, which according to Renee and others in attendance, the sound was not considered a noise nuisance as was reported to the Milwaukee Police Department District Station 2. 

29-year-old Joshua Jahn Identified As The Sniper Shooter Of The MAGA Gestapo USICE Facility In Dallas

Jahn was identified as the sniper shooter of the MAGA Gestapo USICE facility in Dallas.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 24, 2025

Dallas, Texas - On Wednesday morning, 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, who is a registered Independent voter killed himself after opening fire at the MAGA Gestapo USICE facility in Dallas, Texas. Jahn also killed a suspected detainee and wounded two others, but no USICE officials were reported injured, according to feds and local law enforcement authorities.

The feds confirmed, that Jahn shot indiscriminately at the USICE facility from a building across the street striking 3 individuals, killing one. 

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) identified the deceased immigrant as Norlan Guzman-Fuentes, of El Salvador; two injured immigrants were identified as Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, of Mexico and Jose Andres Bordones-Molina, of Venezuela. The victims were shot by Jahn while they were in a van and were about to get processed at the USICE facility.

Multiple rifle rounds were found at the scene and one had Anti-ICE written on it,  according to the FBI.

Jahn's parents live in Fairview, Texas.

The MAGA cult began to blame the far-left for the shooting, but they soon learned that an Independent registered voter was the shooter, who was anti-ICE.

8 Suspects, 5 From Wisconsin And 3 From Illinois Involved In An Interstate La Familia Michocana Cartel Retail Theft Ring

Four of the suspects arrested made bond, but were taken into custody by the U.S. Immigration and Customs, which were later deported, according to the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 24, 2025

Kenosha, Wisconsin - The Kenosha County Sheriff's Office released the following press release announcing the arrest and criminal charges filed against 8 suspects allegedly involved in a interstate cartel retail theft ring in Illinois and Wisconsin. Four of the suspects, one from Wisconsin and three from Illinois made bail ($25,000 each), but the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) placed a hold on them, they were taken into custody and were later deported to Mexico. The four other suspects are facing charges in Wisconsin. All of the suspects are allegedly tied to the Cartel La Familia (Family Cartel) Michocana in Mexico.

According to the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office, in March 2025, Kenosha County Sheriff's Office (KESO) Kenosha Drug Operations Group (KDOG) Detectives were contacted by the Oak Brook, Illinois, Police regarding an investigation with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and United States Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), regarding an organized retail theft ring. This cell has direct ties to Cartel La Familia Michoacana in Mexico. 

Cartel members are known to move around the country using a sophisticated network of stash houses, vehicles, and fraudulent identifications. It is estimated that this organization is responsible for more than a hundred million dollars in thefts annually in the United States. The proceeds from these crimes are used to further the Cartel's Narcotic, Firearm, and Human Trafficking mission.

 

On April 6th, 2025, this group was observed committing thefts in Pleasant Prairie, WI. On April 10th, several members of this group were detained in a traffic stop by KESO Deputies.  These individuals were in possession of more than $21,000.00 worth of stolen retail merchandise from Madison, WI. 

On May 6th, 2025, KDOG and general assignment detectives conducted a Search Warrant at 3919-28th Avenue, Apartment #4, with the assistance of the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office SWAT Team.  As a result of the execution of this search warrant, additional information was obtained that led detectives to a storage unit in Kenosha. A second warrant was drafted and was served on the storage unit location the same day.

 

Four members of the theft ring were taken into custody and transported to the Kenosha County Jail. Four other members of the organization were not at the residence, but their locations were revealed. KDOG detectives, HSI investigators, and ICE agents coordinated with the Illinois State Police and the Cook County Sheriff's Police to take them into custody. 

Eight subjects in total were arrested in this investigation, and all currently have open local criminal cases. Fausto Javier Gonzalez-Medrano, Manuel Perez-Sanchez, Yareli Salas-Ramirez, and Danna Paola Gomez posted bonds up to $25,000.00 and were picked up by USICE. They have not returned to court as they have been deported back to Mexico. They each have fully extraditable warrants issued for their arrests, should they return to the United States. The remaining suspects are in custody at the Kenosha County Jail.

The suspects are:

 

• Javier Fausto Gonzalez-Medrano, 29, of Kenosha, WI, charged with two felony counts for receiving stolen property (>$2,500-$5,000) and retail theft intentionally take (>$500-$5,000) and party to a crime, according to Kenosha County court records, two bench warrants are active.

• Jose Antonio Baez-Fuerte, 28, of Kenosha, WI, charged with one felony count for receiving stolen property (>$10,000) and party to a crime.

• Jorge Alberto Villeda-Sevilla, 32, of Kenosha, WI, charged with one felony count for receiving stolen property (>$10,000) and party to a crime.

• Sharon Jazmin Villeda-Sevilla, 23, of Kenosha, WI, charged with one felony count for receiving stolen property (>$10,000) and party to a crime.

• Ana Paola Villeda-Sevilla, 34, of Kenosha, WI, charged with one felony count for receiving stolen property (>$10,000) and party to a crime.

• Manuel Perez-Sanchez, 39, of Zion, IL, charged with one felony count for receiving stolen property (>$10,000) and party to a crime. He is also with one misdemeanor count for obstructing an officer.

• Danna Paola Gomez, 20, of Chicago, IL, charged with one felony count for receiving stolen property (>$10,000) and party to a crime. She is also charged with one misdemeanor count for resisting or obstructing an officer.

• Yareli E. Salas-Ramirez, 31, of Zion, IL, charged with one felony count for receiving stolen property (>$10,000) and party to a crime.

      

There was a vast quantity of stolen merchandise, along with tools and other evidence of the crimes, recovered in the residence. More than $53,000.00 in stolen items still had price tags. There was an equal amount or more in stolen items, the values of which have yet to be confirmed. 

More than $16,000.00 in stolen merchandise was recovered from the storage unit, and it is estimated that more than $120,000.00 in stolen property was recovered in Kenosha County during this operation.

 

The Kenosha District Attorney's Office was present during the warrant and subsequent evidence processing. The Kenosha Sheriff's Office coordinated with Illinois Agencies, HSI, and ICE to ensure all appropriate charges, warrants, and immigration detainers are in place. Additionally, several of the arrested individuals were considered "high-level" members of the cartel.

 

This case was a massive undertaking. KDOG detectives, KESO general assignment detectives and deputies, and the KDOG Strike Team members, along with representatives and agents from HSI Houston, TX, HSI Milwaukee, Milwaukee ICE, Oak Brook, IL, Police, and Katy, TX, Police, collaborated during this investigation. 

Sheriff Zoerner stated, "The Kenosha County Sheriff's Office is honored to have played a crucial role with all of our involved law enforcement partners.  I am proud of the fact that KDOG detectives identified key members, executed search warrants, and gathered crucial evidence of this cartel retail theft ring."

MATC Celebrates The Purging Of Diversity Programs And The Investiture Of Dr. Anthony Cruz As The 11th President Who Eliminated The Multicultural Affairs Office

Dr. Cruz after more than a year at the Milwaukee Area Technical College decided to eliminate the Multicultural Affairs Office and replaced it with the Office of Community Impact to serve nearly 63% of students of color, which 23% of student enrollment at the technical college are Hispanics.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 23, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday's Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) Board of Trustees meeting open public comments session, Becky Quesada, a former MATC student and retired Student Services employee at MATC during the hearing told the Board and Dr. Cruz that she was a product of the Multicultural Affairs Office, this department has been in effect in this institution for over 45 years, and I'm really appalled that it wasn't given the respect that it has brought and done for the many 1st generation of students, which this department services. She also pointed her finger at Dr. Cruz while saying, Dr. Cruz you mentioned in one of your social media posts, that you are the 1st generation Latino President at MATC, shame on you in closing that department (Multicultural Affairs Office) and shame on the Board, if it doesn't use or exercise it's power to override that for the many thousands of students that have gone through that department and succeeded in education. ( MATC Board meeting, first 19 minutes are for public comments at link: https://www.youtube.com/live/_1JJkcL-zoA )

During his Investiture Ceremony on Friday at MATC, Dr. Cruz said that he was a 1st generation Latino graduate in his family. Quesada in response on Tuesday, told him "shame on you," for being a 1st generation Latino graduate to become the 11th President of MATC, and to be the Latino who decided to eliminate the Multicultural Affairs Office, including the diverse student services that helped her graduate from MATC when she was a student.

Dr. Cruz allegedly initiated internal policy to eliminate any Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs for Black, Asian, Latino and Native-Americans students at all technical college campuses.

Under Dr. Cruz leadership, more than 700 part-time faculty and employees unknowingly experienced a cut of salaries totalling more than $622K in 2025 leading to what some critics are calling a major wage theft by the leadership (administration) of the Human Resources Office, which the MATC Board of Trustees have yet to hold the Human Resources administration accountable for cutting the wages of part-time employees without the approval of the Board. The MATC Local AFT 212 Union has initiated a under payment (wage theft) complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

Also, four Student Services Specialists from the Multicultural Affairs Office were terminated last Thursday without any recourse to transfer to other available positions at MATC. They were offered Confidential Separation Agreement and Waiver agreements with up to three months worth of salary by MATC, but the four terminated employees opted out and refused to sign the agreement. (See attached 9-page Confidential Agreement)

In a letter to the Board of Trustees, Jon Shelton, President of the AFT-Wisconsin wrote, I write today, in my capacity as the President of the American Federation of Teachers- Wisconsin and on behalf of our members and allies across the state, to express my deep concern about your decision to eliminate the Office of Multicultural Services and to eliminate student service specialists who are members of our union...Further, eliminating the positions of our members without due process and essentially replacing them with new hires is an affront to the principle that when a worker commits to an excellent institution of higher education like MATC, they should only be fired with cause or let go under exigent circumstances. This moment qualifies as neither of those scenarios.

Carlos Aranda, Counselor at MATC wrote a letter to the Board of Trustees as well saying, I come before you today because the decisions being made at this institution are inflicting irreparable harm—not only on the staff who have lost their livelihoods, but also on the students and communities who once trusted MATC to be a beacon of diversity, equity, and opportunity.

This college is one of the most diverse institutions in the state, serving the most diverse student population. Yet under current leadership, programs and positions designed to serve those very communities are being dismantled. By removing multicultural staff—individuals who for years stood as tireless advocates for equity and inclusion—this administration has weakened our services and silenced the very voices that held MATC accountable to its mission.

The damage is not theoretical. Those who remain now live under fear: fear that raising concerns will cost them their jobs. Where once advocates stood boldly for students of color, immigrant families, and underrepresented groups, there is now a hush. Retaliation has become a weapon; intimidation has replaced collaboration. Let us be absolutely clear: diversity is not wrong. Equity is not wrong. Inclusion is not wrong. But surrendering to fear and allowing these values to be erased would be profoundly wrong.

No matter how hard some may try to erase these voices, we will continue to stand strong. Those who have dedicated their lives to equity and inclusion deserve more than symbolic recognition on a website. They deserve real, intentional support through dedicated departments and resources. Oversight by this Board is not optional—it is your responsibility to ensure that this institution's reputation is upheld with integrity.

Yet the record shows otherwise. There is clear evidence of intimidation, retaliation, and a disregard for the very populations MATC is meant to serve. The recent firings were not only harmful but botched—leaving dedicated employees without recourse, their reputations damaged, and their students abandoned. These individuals cannot simply be forgotten, nor should their contributions be treated as expendable.

For that reason, I am requesting that those who advised the president to eliminate these four employees of color be held accountable and terminated from their positions, including the current manager and the Vice President of Community Engagement. To move forward, MATC must demonstrate that retaliation and discriminatory practices will not be tolerated.

We must remember those who were dismissed. We must fight for them. And we must demand accountability so that their legacy of service to students and communities can continue.

If we do not, the cost will extend far beyond those silenced today. It will fall upon our students, our communities, and the very future of MATC itself.

In a previous email dated September 16, 2025, Erica L. Case, MATC District Board Chairperson wrote to Aranda, "Dear Mr. Aranda, I acknowledge receipt of your email(s) below and previously sent and thank you for your concern. I assure you that the Board takes personnel matters and other complaints seriously. 

However, as you have been previously informed by prior Board Chair(s), it is not appropriate for advocacy concerning personnel matters to be directed to the Board.  

The MATC District Board is a policy board, not a management Board. Its role, generally, is to set policy and assess the administration's implementation of those policies. The Board does not dictate outcomes of personnel matters (including complaints and investigations) made by the Administration, as you request.

The College has policies, processes, and procedures governing how complaints will be investigated and resolved to ensure that all such disputes are fairly and fully analyzed in accord with legal requirements. The Board does serve an institutional role as the final appellate authority for certain decisions made by the administration and contested by affected employees. To ensure the integrity and objectivity of that appellate process, it is inappropriate for the Board to receive direct communications and demands regarding complaints that are in the investigative process or have not reached the Board with a fully-developed record because prior steps in the process have not yet been started, much less, completed.

Thank you for your continued support for the mission of MATC, wrote Chairperson Case.

The MATC District Board has a history of not taking any action to resolve any pending matters or complaints brought to them during monthly meetings by students, faculty, employees and community members regarding the MATC administration ongoing harassment, retaliation, retribution, hostile work environment and not promoting part-time faculty to full-time.

Also, the MATC Board of Trustees have failed to resolve the hiring of a non-bilingual instructor to teach an advertised bilingual economic class, which the instructor had no credible credentials to teach the course.

In addition, Dr. Cruz has been recognized by other entities in Milwaukee as an influential Latino in Milwaukee, but in more than a year at MATC, Cruz has yet to prove himself at MATC that he can actually resolve the ongoing internal hostile work environment and the continued practices by his administration to harass, retaliate and etc. against faculty and employees that have come out, complained and exposed their practices to the inept Board of Trustees.

Ashland County Dems In Ohio Ousted From The Ashland County Fair 2025 Over Political Buttons Asking, "Felon, Is He Dead Yet?"

The local Ashland County Democrats in Ohio were ousted from the Ashland County Fair 2025 last Thursday because they were handing out buttons deemed in poor taste by several Republican Ashland County Sheriff deputies and three Republican Ashland County Fair board members.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 23, 2025

Ashland, Ohio - On Thursday, September 18, 2025, Ohio Democrats were escorted out of the Ashland County Fair 2025 by the Ashland County Sheriff's deputies, after they refused to stop handing out buttons asking, "Felon, Is he dead yet?", including other buttons saying, "One day, we will wake up to his obituary," alongside the coded slogan "8647."

The County Fair took place from September 14 - 20, 2025 in Ashland Ohio.

The Ashland County Sheriff's Office has launched an investigation and the Secret Service was notified of a suspected death threat to Trump, according to Sheriff Kurt Schneider.

The Ashland County Dems were prohibited to return to the Ashland County Fair for the rest of the fair, which ended last Saturday,  September 20th, according to Ashland Fair organizers.

Asking the following,  Felon, is he dead yet?, is not considered a death threat, but free speech, which is just asking for an update status.

The Ashland County Fair organizers released the following statement on their Facebook (FB) page on September 18, 2025. The FB post read, "The Ashland County Fair Board would like to let you know this afternoon we were made aware of offensive buttons in the Democrat booth. We are a family friendly fair and do not condone this from any vendor/merchant.  We apologize for those who saw the display.  The democrat party has been asked to pack their booth up for this year so they will not be here the remaining of our Fair week. This is not political, we just can't have this at our County Fair!"

The Ashland County Democratic Party in Ohio released the following press release in regards to the incident.

A Republican County Official Silenced the Opposing Party in Ashland County

The Ashland County Democratic Party was ejected from its booth at the Ashland County Fair on, September 18th, 2025.

Three Republican members of the Ashland County fair board, backed by two Republican County sheriff deputies, ordered the Ashland County Democratic Party to leave the county fair and shut down their booth because they disapproved of Ashland Democrats criticizing the Republican administration. Deputies told the residents staffing the booth that they had to leave.

Both county parties have had booths at the county fair each year for over five decades. This is the first time county officials have ever ejected anyone from the fair for strictly political reasons.

The Sheriff told FOX News in Cleveland that he was informing the Secret Service. 

This incident is not an isolated event but part of a dangerous pattern. We have seen instances of abuse of power before. Nixon kept an enemies list and attempted to use the IRS to target journalists. McCarthy dragged writers, actors, and reporters before hearings and wrecked careers with blacklists and loyalty oaths. Those were shameful chapters. However, even then, the machinery of the state was not routinely deployed to silence the chairs of opposing parties at local community events.

The use of law enforcement to suppress political speech at the local level represents a grave threat to our democracy and the foundational principle that government officials cannot use their power to punish dissent. As Senator Ed Markey warned us this week, what we are witnessing is "censorship in action."

Our party remains committed to engaging with the voters of Ashland County and fighting for the democratic principles that are under attack.

The Ashland County Democratic Party is committed to advocating for the values of fairness, equality, and opportunity for all residents of Ashland County. We work to elect Democratic candidates and engage with the community to build a brighter future for Ohio.

We hear those in our own party and those in opposition who feel those buttons were in poor taste. In retrospect, given the emotions running high in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination and subsequent scrutiny of criticism by the government, we should have thought about this more. We strongly oppose many of the policies of the Trump administration. We feel they are damaging the country. We express our ideas using our words and peaceful demonstrations. We do not and will never endorse political violence.

21-year-old Kenneth O. Cubero Charged With Obstructing An Officer After Getting Shot By A Milwaukee Police Officer During A Foot Pursuit

Cubero while fleeing from a Milwaukee police officer, he dropped a handgun and attempted to retrieve the gun, but the officer shot him.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 22, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin -  The Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) released the following press release involving a police officer shooting. According to the MPD, on Monday, September 22, 2025, the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office issued a criminal charge against Kenneth O. Cubero, 21, in connection to an officer involved shooting.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at approximately 11:27 p.m., Milwaukee Police officers conducted a traffic stop on the 1200 block of W. Greenfield Avenue in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Police say, that Cubero stopped, exited the vehicle, fled on foot and a foot pursuit ensued. The officers gave Cubero commands to stop; however, he refused and continue to flee. During the foot pursuit, Cubero dropped a firearm and attempted to retrieve it at which time an officer discharged his firearm, subsequently striking Cubero. No one else was struck by gunfire.

Cubero was transported to a hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries and was arrested. His firearm was recovered at the shooting scene.  

 

Cubero was charged with one count of Obstructing an Officer. If convicted, he could face up to 9 months in prison and could be fined up to $10,000, according to MPD.

31-year-old Hayley Amber Linville Died From Injuries After A 44-year-old Milwaukee Police Officer Ran Over Her With Police SUV At A Southside Alley

A 44-year-old Milwaukee police officer with 18 years in the department was placed under administrative leave after allegedly causing the death of a 31-year-old woman, after he ran over her with his police squad vehicle at a Southside alley.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 16, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, a 44-year-old Milwaukee police officer with 18 years in the department was placed on administrative leave after running over Hayley Amber Linville, 31, in an alley with his department's police SUV, according to police.

The officer was responding to a dispatch call around 10:58 a.m. to a welfare check of an individual who was reported walking in and out of the street.

Police say, upon the officer arriving at the scene and checking the area, the officer struck Linville with his squad vehicle who was lying at the mouth (entrance) of an alley at the 1500 block of S. 20 St. in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Linville was then transported to Froedtert Hospital where she died from her injuries. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office pronounced Linville deceased at 11:47 a.m., and an autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday to determine the cause of death. The preliminary manner of death was listed as an accident, according to the MCMEO.

According to initial emergency reports, Linville suffered head and leg trauma.

The Waukesha Police Department is the lead investigating agency in the alleged Milwaukee police vehicle involved death investigation case, according to the Milwaukee Police Department.

22-year-old Tyler Robinson Arrested For The Murder Of MAGA Alt-right Extremist Charlie Kirk, 31, At Utah Valley University Campus In Orem

Robinson was turned over to Utah authorities by his father, who is a registered Republican and a friend, who is a local minister, according to the FBI.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 12, 2025

Salt Lake City, Utah - On Friday, during a press conference, Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) indentified Kirk's murder suspect as Tyler Robinson, 22, of Washington City in Washington County in Utah. Robinson who is accused of fatally shooting Make Amerikkka Great Again (MAGA) alt-right extremist Charlie Kirk, 31, on September 10th at the Utah Valley University campus in Orem was taken into custody shortly after Tyler's dad, Matt Robinson and a friend (a local minister) turned him over to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Tyler's father is not a retired deputy of the Washington County Sheriff's Office and Tyler was raised as a Mormon.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office released the following statement, "Information has been circulated indicating that a retired Deputy of the Washington County Sheriff's Office, Matt Robinson, is related to the suspect, Tyler Robinson, involved in the ongoing investigation concerning the Charlie Kirk homicide. However, retired Deputy Matt Robinson is NOT connected or related to the individual apprehended last night. There are several people with the same name, and this was misinformation generated from an unknown source."

Governor Cox during the press conference stated, that for 33 hours, he was praying "it wouldn't be one of us, that someone drove from another state, or someone who came from another country had done it, which is sad that my prayer wasn't answered as I've hoped for...It was one of us." 

Robinson, the murder suspect had described Kirk as "full of hate and spreading hate," during a family dinner prior to September 10th, before killing Kirk with a action bolt 30.06 Caliber high power rifle.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Robinson is registered as a nonpartisan voter, and both of his parents are registered Republicans in Utah.

“My son, his dad, is a Republican for Trump. Most of my family members are Republican. I don’t know any single one who’s a Democrat," the suspect's grandmother Debbie Robinson told The Daily Mail.

Kirk, who made a living by advocating race mongering, divisiveness, hate, racist rhetoric, and far-right Nazi perspectives for political discourse against transgender individuals, women of color including immigrants common with the MAGA cult practices, was addressing questions on Wednesday around 12:20 p.m. at the Utah Valley University campus in front of a crowd when the alleged sniper (Tyler Robinson) while on top of a building roof about 200 yards away fatally shot him in the neck severing arteries, which led to considerable blood loss at the scene. He was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA also operated a Professor Watchlist, which is considered a hit list of people whose lives were bullied and threatened by MAGA domestic terrorists.

Kirk was considered a fake Christian by many counterparts for his ongoing practice and using the word of God and Jesus Christ in order to spread hate rhetoric and advocating for the separation of immigrant families similar to many other fake Christians (so called MAGA religious fanatics and preachers). Spreading hate and advocating for the separation of immigrant families goes against true Christian beliefs and the word of God. Kirk also didn't believe in empathy and seemed to lack any compassion for people of color including women, which he was considered a White Nationalist who used his organization Turning Point USA podcasts to spread hate rhetoric and anti-immigrant sentiments to his MAGA followers.

Kirk once said, "We made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s."

Trump in addressing Kirk's killing falsely claimed that the radical left and Democrats were to blame for Kirk's demise, but as it turned out, the killer was the son of a Republican couple. Trump stated, "For years, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world's worst mass murderers and criminals. This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we're seeing in our country today, and it must stop right now." (White House Facebook link (full speech): https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19rruvyQ9b/)

31-year-old Charlie Kirk, A Alt-right Extremist MAGA Was Fatally Shot At Utah Valley University, Suspect Sought

Caution: Graphic Video 

Kirk suffered a fatal shot wound to the neck while answering questions at the Utah Valley University campus in front of a crowd.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 11, 2025

Orem, Utah - On Thursday, the FBI in Salt Lake City confirmed that a rifle believed to be the weapon used to fatally shoot Make Amerikkka Great Again (MAGA) alt-right extremist Charlie Kirk, 31, was located in a nearby woods, and good video of the alleged suspect has been recovered as well. The alleged suspect has not been identified, but police and the FBI continue to look for the suspect.

Several people of interest were taken into custody, but were later released.

Kirk, who made a living by advocating race mongering, divisiveness, hate, racist rhetoric, and far-right Nazi perspectives for political discourse against transgender individuals, women of color including immigrants common with the MAGA cult practices, was addressing questions on Wednesday around 12:20 p.m. at the Utah Valley University campus in front of a crowd when an alleged sniper on top of a building roof about 200 yards away fatally shot him in the neck severing arteries, which led to considerable blood loss at the scene. He was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA also operated a Professor Watchlist, which is considered a hit list of people whose lives were bullied and threatened by MAGA domestic terrorists.

Multiple graphic videos show the moment Kirk suffered a rifle shot to his neck, causing his death. (Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19etyzDfUP/)

Update: FBI in Salt Lake City, Utah released several photos of the alleged sniper that fatally shot MAGA alt-right extremist Charlie Kirk, 31, at the Utah Valley University campus on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

MAGA Majority U.S. Supreme Court Opened Pandora Box By Eliminating Constitutional Protections During Immigration Enforcement

MAGA Justices ruled 6-3 that people of color no longer have Constitutional protections during immigration enforcement.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 8, 2025

Washington,  D.C. - On Monday, September 8, 2025, the MAGA majority U.S. Supreme Court in a decision 6-3 ruled that USICE can stop, detain and arrest any individual based on race, language and low-wage job without due process, reasonable suspicion and probable cause while conducting immigration enforcement in order to check their legal status or U.S. citizenship.

The MAGA majority in the Supreme Court opened the Pandora box, because it could be interpret by federal, state and local law enforcement that they can also stop and arrest an individual without due process, reasonable suspicion and probable cause during a criminal investigation until the individual proves he or she is innocent.

How ironic, the 6 MAGA Justices will also be affected, because unknowingly they ruled to forfeit their own Constitutional protections.

The legal challenge in this case against the Los Angeles immigration sweeps continues, which the U.S. Supreme Court will hear further arguments.

Tentative White House MAGA Plans To Enact House To House Searches To Locate Undocumented Individuals In Communities Of Color

Tentative White House MAGA (Make Amerikkka Great Again) plans to enact house to house searches to locate undocumented individuals in majority minority communities of color, government sources indicate.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 7, 2025

Chicago, Illinois - So far, Taco Trump declares war against Chicago's immigrants (people of color), but to date has chicken out and hasn't deployed the National Guard to Chicago.

Trump is fake!😂🤣😂

Brandon Johnson, Mayor of Chicago and Governor JB Pritzker (D) says they're ready and prepared to resist the military invasion by Trump's MAGA National Guard.

The MAGA Trump National Guard that was deployed in the Blue state of California and Trump threatening to deploy them to Illinois come from 6 red states, which Republican governors from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Ohio, and Tennessee have sent troops to help Trump in his attempt to curve crime.

The National Guard deployed to Blue states is likely infiltrated by White supremacists and Trump supporters who will follow Trump's orders, even if his orders are illegal and unconstitutional.

Governor Pritzker says that Trump is ignoring red states with higher crime rates, "none of this is about fighting crime, or making Chicago safer, none of it, about Trump, it's testing his power and producing a political drama to cover up for his corruption."

A federal judge recently ruled that Trump and Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense violated federal when they allowed the National Guard to assist USICE in immigration enforcement in California. The National Guard is prohibited by federal law to enforce domestic law and make arrests of civilians.

Only splinter U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations by masked MAGA Gestapo agents and fed partners (FBI, DHS, U.S. Marshals) are being conducted for immigration enforcement operations in Chicago and surrounding communities.

Sources in the federal government indicate, that the Trump administration and Stephen Miller, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff, a known White Nationalist and supremacist are allegedly contemplating to formulate a national plan to authorize house to house searches to locate suspected undocumented individuals in majority minority communities of color.

Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) hasn't been able to confirm the information about house to house searches to locate suspected undocumented individuals due the hush-hush planning and National Security restrictions of information, or if Trump will sign another illegal executive order to allow USICE and fed partners, local Sheriff Department's and other law enforcement agencies in partnership with the 287g program including the National Guard.

It would certainly be a gross vuolation of the U.S. Constitution, if Trump would allow house to house searches by feds and the National Guard in order to locate suspected undocumented individuals in the country.

Trump is well known for following Hitler's Nazi playbook, which Nazis went house to house searching for jews to sent to concentration death camps as the final solution.

More Than $622.68K Of Wage Theft By MATC Reported Affecting Over 700 Part-time Faculty Employees This Past Summer

Over 700 part-time faculty members at the Milwaukee Area Technical College system have been affected, and underpayment (wage theft) complaint claims have been filed with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, which a case worker has been assigned to investigate the alleged wage theft for hundreds of part-time faculty employees.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 5, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Friday, Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) learned that on August 29, 2025, the AFT Local 212 (MATC union) sent out an updated email to all part-time union faculty conforming that a wage theft (under payment) had occurred at the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) and advising its membership to file claims with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). Sources at MATC say, the wage theft was not noticed by part-time faculty until union members began to complain to Local 212.

MATC without notifying its part-time faculty this past Summer, the administration decided to cut 7.23% from employees hourly wages, which nearly $900 of reduction hourly wages were cut for more than 700 part-time faculty employees totalling an estimated $622,688.57.

HNNUSA confirmed that DWD consolidated the hundreds of part-time employee complaints into one case launching an investigation into the under payment wage theft claims, according to a credible source.

Apparently, the more than half a million of dollars wage theft at the technical college happened under the watch of MATC President Dr. Anthony Cruz who has been on the spotlight for allowing a culture of fear, harassment, intimidation,  hostile work environment and retaliation to continue at the college.

Students, employees and local community members have been protesting Cruz's lack of leadership to resolve major issues plaguing at MATC and affecting students of color and employees, which a protest was held on August 26, 2025 during the MATC Board of Trustees meeting claiming that they have lost confidence in Dr. Cruz and are requesting the Board of Trustees to postpone his investure scheduled for September 19, 2025.

In late August, Dr. Cruz eliminated the Multicultural Affairs Office and terminated four student services specialists without giving them an option to transfer to other available positions at MATC.

According to MATC AFT Local 212, the technical college administration failed to offer "transfer rights to the four employees adversely affected by the closing, as per page 34 of the MATC Employee Handbook which states that, "full-time employees subject to involuntary layoff shall be considered for reassignment."

Wisconsin State Rep. Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) Claimed That State Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D-Milw) Made Gun Threat, "Not Credible", According To Luke Wolff, Spokesperson From The Republican Majority House Speaker's Office

Wisconsin State Representative Neubauer, a Democrat from Racine and minority Democrat leader in the Wisconsin State Assembly is in hot water for making a alleged false claim to Capitol Police that State Representative Ortiz-Velez from Milwaukee had made a gun threat, which caused Amanda Jorgenson, the director of the Legislature's Human Resources Office to mistakenly and temporarily ban Ortiz-Velez from entering the state Capitol. Once, the Capitol Police investigation confirmed that Neubauer alleged accusation against Ortiz-Velez was not credible (false), and informing the majority House speaker's office, Ortiz-Velez's ban to enter the state Capitol was lifted (rescinded), and the Legislature's Human Resources Office admitted an error had occurred.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 5, 2025

Madison, Wisconsin - On Thursday, Jessica McBribe from Wisconsin Right Now, a consecutive website reported in her personal social media (Facebook) account that the Republican House Speaker Robin Vos' Office confirmed that Wisconsin State Representative Greta Neubauer (D-Racine), the Democrat minority leader in the State Assembly claim that State Representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D-Milw) had made a gun threat was not credible.

According to an email from the majority Republican House leader's office to Wisconsin Right Now, it read, "Human Resources made the decision in error and it shouldn't have happened. We will discuss internal policies moving forward to make sure this doesn't happen again. Rep. Neubauer reported it to the Capitol Police who found it not to be credible," Luke Wolff, spokesman for Vos, wrote in a statement emailed to Wisconsin Right Now on September 4, according to McBribe.

Rep. Ortiz-Velez acquired an attorney and Rep. Neubauer could be facing legal action for making an alleged false claim with Capitol Police against Ortiz-Velez.

Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) has learned that Democrats in Milwaukee began to circulate a candidate search to replace Ortiz-Velez, according to sources in the Southside of Milwaukee. Also, Maxell Love and Deisy España in their Facebook accounts posted that someone should run against Ortiz-Velez.

Rep. Ortiz-Velez says, that she planned to give testimony in a hearing at the Capitol against Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley in regards to his alleged abusive power of enacting frivolous executive orders during the 2021 COVID-19 pandemic in Milwaukee County, which County Supervisors weren't to happy. (HNNUSA article link: http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/09/milwaukee-county-board-of-supervisors.html)

Ortiz-Velez told McBribe in a short video interview that Neubauer and other Democrat Caucus members retaliated against her because she was going to testify against Crowley. (Video interview at link): https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1B2eP9bPck/)

HNNUSA also learned that a majority of Democrats in the State Assembly will not support Wisconsin Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez (D) for governor who announced her candidacy shortly after Governor Tony Evers (D) announced he would not seek another term, and most Dems will allegedly support Crowley for governor. Governor Evers hasn't endorsed Lt. Governor Rodriguez for governor.

Crowley, who is Black is considering to run for Wisconsin governor as a Democrat.

Milwaukee County Judge David Swanson Stayed Felony Murder Prison Sentences For 2 Convicted Killers Of D'Vontaye L. Mitchell At The Downtown Hyatt Regency Hotel

Swanson failed to provide justice for Mitchell who was brutally murdered by security workers and employees of the downtown Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 4, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Wednesday, Milwaukee County Judge David Swanson in a plea deal agreement sentenced Todd Alan Erickson, 61, to two years in prison and two years of supervision, and sentenced Brandon LaDaniel Turner, 31, to one year in prison and one year probation for the brutal and cold blooded murder of D'Vontaye L. Mitchell, 43, on June 30, 2024. Swanson stayed both their sentences after pleading guilty in a plea agreement, which means that they won't spent one day in prison, unless they violate conditions of their supervision.

Two other convicted men in the murder of Mitchell, Herbert T. Williamson, 53, and Devin W. Johnson-Carson, 21, in a plea agreement pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges for battery and Williamson was sentenced to 10 days in jail, and Johnson-Carson was sentenced to 4 days in jail, but Judge Swanson gave them credit for time served.

Mitchell's family says, that Judge Swanson who is White failed to provide any justice for Mitchell who was Black. 

Apparently, Blacks and Whites have a two-tier of justice system in Milwaukee County.

Largest Mexican Independence Day Parade And Festival In Waukegan Postponed Due To Safety Concerns Regarding USICE And National Guard Immigration And Domestic Law Enforcement Operations In Illinois

Organizers of the largest Mexican Independence Day parade and festival in Waukegan confirmed the one-day event has been postponed due to safety concerns for the community and start of the largest scale U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) and deployment of the National Guard from 6 red states engaging in allegedly domestic law enforcement and immigration enforcement operations in Illinois.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 3, 2025

Waukegan, Illinois - On Wednesday, Margaret Carrasco, the President of Fiesta Patrias in Waukegan that sponsors the annual Mexican Independence Day Parade and Festival for the last 30 years confirmed that the September 14, 2025 Fiesta Patrias parade and festival has been postponed until November to combine it with the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) due to safety reasons and threat of a large scale USICE operation including the deployment of the National Guard from 6 red states to assist in immigration and domestic law enforcement operations in Chicago (Cook County) and Lake County, which includes the City of Waukegan. It's the first time that the Fiesta Patrias organizers have postponed its annual event in 30 years.

This year's Fiesta Patrias parade included more than 100 food and item vendors, 100 horses, 6 Mexican style bands and more than 200 parade units (3 mile long parade), making it the largest one-day parade and festival in the midwest, and draws millions of dollars of economic imput annually to the Great Lakes County, according to Carrasco. 

According to Carrasco, an official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the Great Lakes region adviced that all upcoming events that will draw crowds to Mexican Independence Day  celebrations should be canceled indicating that the events, parades and festivals have been allegedly targeted for immigration enforcement by (Make Amerikkka Great Again-MAGA) USICE and the assisting MAGA National Guard.

Carrasco also posted in her Facebook account in social media that at 300 USICE and federal agents and 1,700 National Guard troops have arrived at the Great Lakes Naval Station, 3355 Illinois Street in North Chicago, Illinois. She says, additional troops and federal agents are expected to be deployed in the Chicago metropolitan area by Trump and Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense.

Most immigration and domestic law enforcement in California by both MAGA Gestapo masked USICE officials and red states National Guard has been documented as illegal and unconstitutional.

A federal judge just ruled that Trump and Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense violated federal law when they allowed the National Guard to assist USICE in immigration enforcement in California. The National Guard is prohibited by federal law to enforce domestic law and make arrests of civilians.

Hegseth is accused of violating two different clauses of the U.S. Constitution: the Posse Comitatus Act. The Posse Comitatus Act limits the use of federal military personnel for domestic law enforcement. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer's ruling cited actions such as "security patrols, traffic control, crowd control, and riot control" as unlawful, CNN dot com reported.

The National Guard that is being deployed in Blue states like California and Illinois come from 6 red states, which Republican governors from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Ohio, and Tennessee have sent troops to help Trump in his attempt to curve crime.

The National Guard deployed to Blue states is most likely infiltrated by White supremacists and Trump supporters who will follow Trump's orders, even if his orders are illegal and unconstitutional.