22-year-old Ricky Alcantara-Hernández Charged With 4 Felonies In Connection With Organizing Street Takeovers In Milwaukee

Alcantara-Hernández facing up to 43 years and 6 months in prison for organizing street takeovers, which endanger public safety in Milwaukee.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

May 5, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Saturday, Ricky Alcantara-Hernández, 22, of South Milwaukee was charged with 3 felony counts for 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety including party to a crime and 1 felony count for sell/possess/use/transport machine gun in connection with organizing street takeovers on April 25 and April 26, 2026.

If convicted on all counts,  Alcantara-Hernández is facing up to 43 years and 6 months in prison and up to $85,000 in fines, or both.

Criminal complaint at link: https://mkepdpio.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Criminal-Complaint_1-Alcantara-Hernandez-Ricky-2026CF002051-Alcantara-Hernandez-Ricky_29635960_1-1.pdf

18-year-old Tyler Huddleston Fatally Shot By Automatic Gunfire In The Southwest Side Of Milwaukee

Huddleston was fatally in a barrage of gunfire in Milwaukee.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

May 4, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On early Saturday, Milwaukee responded to shots fired around 1:10 a.m. at the 2500 block of S. 62 Street. When police arrived at the scene they located Tyler Huddleston, 18, with multiple gunshot wounds. Huddleston was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Nearby outdoor video surveillance cameras in the area provided to police showed someone discharging an automatic weapon. Additional door bell video footage showed several individuals at a door who believed to be connected to the shooting.

Police are seeking multiple suspects in the Huddleston's homicide.

UW-Milwaukee Proposed Implementation Of A Student Union Hub, Which Will House The Roberto Hernández Center With Other 7 Affinity Centers, In Violation Of The 1970 Accord With The Latino Community

The commitment that the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee made in the 1970 accord with the Latino community was to create a Latino cultural based educational services program to serve the much needed educational  services and the retention of Latino students at the university, which has been successfully practiced for more than 54 years, and unfortunately is now being gradually phased out under UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Gibson, who is Black.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

May 3, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Under Chancellor Thomas Gibson, the Roberto Hernández Center (RHC) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) apparently lost its executive director Alberto Maldonado, 55, who was promoted as Assistant Vice-Chancellor For Connections And Achievements within the Division of Student Affairs, and Gibson hasn't announced Maldonado's replacement as executive director at the RHC to date. Which, if Chancellor Gibson and UWM fail to replace Maldonado with a new executive director at the RHC, it would be a clear violation of the 1970 agreement between UWM and the Latino community accord of the establishment of the Spanish Speaking Outreach Institute (SSOI), now known as the RHC. The 1970 accord between UWM and the Latino community was that the RHC (formerly the SSOI) would have an executive director who would become the liaison between UWM and the Latino community in order to assure UWM would continue to provide adequate educational opportunities for Latinos enrolling at the university. The RHC program would also remain independent and continue to serve the Latino community and Latino students by establishing an advisory committee, which today has allegedly been phased out by the previous Chancellor Mone and under Gibson, the current Chancellor at UWM.

At no time, did the previous UWM Chancellor Mark Mone and the new Chancellor Gibson including the UWM administration informed or attempted in good faith to allegedly include the RHC advisory committee including the Latino community that the UWM decision making was moving forward under the radar to gradually begin phasing out the RHC from its current offices at Bolton Hall by merging the RHC with 7 other affinity centers, which is currently drawing a backlash from the Latino community and students of color at UWM.

All 8 of the affinity centers will eventually lose their current office spaces, when they relocate to the Student Union Hub Center.

Chancellor Gibson's decision to move forward and allow the RHC merge with the 7 other affinity centers at the Student Union is a clear violation (betrayal) of the 1970 accord with the Latino community and Gibson must continue to follow the 1970 accord in order to prevent the Latino community from being unjustly phase out of UWM services and an open door policy to secure educational opportunities and services to the Latino community and students of color.

If Chancellor Gibson continues with his decision to merge the RHC with the 7 other affinity centers, Gibson and UWM will definitely face major opposition from the Latino community and most likely the 1970 UWM Takeover of the Chancellor's office will come back to haunt him. (HNNUSA article at link: http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2011/08/revisiting-1970-hispanic-takeover-at-uw.html)

In other words, if Chancellor Gibson and UWM proceed with merging the RHC in the proposed Hub Center in the Student Union, Latino community protests and demonstrations will definitely ignite again at Chapman Hall. It would be wise, for Chancellor Gibson to keep the RHC at its present offices and expand its services, since he enjoys playing Congas at the RHC. (RHC Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1LHQRzb1ii/)

The RHC on Saturday celebrated its PALM Graduation Gala 2026 at the Flores Hall in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Recap: UWM announced in January 2026, that it would consolidate 8 affinity centers into one student focused Hub Center in order to secure federal funding after Trump and the U.S. Department of Education engaged in their MAGA (Make Amerikkka Great Again) relentless racially motivated effort to end all related Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, and had threatened to withhold federal funding from educational institutions who failed to comply and eliminate all related DEI programs. Although, multiple federal courts ruled Trump's executive order to eliminate DEI programs and threatening to withhold federal funding from educational institutions who did not comply with his order was illegal and unconstitutional. The U.S. Department of Education later confirmed that it wouldn’t appeal the federal court rulings declaring that eliminating DEI and its funding was unconstitutional because it infringed on the free speech rights of instructors in classrooms. Although, despite the federal court rulings, both the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) proceeded to eliminate their DEI related programs. MATC President Anthony Cruz decided to eliminate the Office of Multicultural Student Services and terminated 4 student service specialists serving  Latino/Hispanic, African-American, Asian-American and Native-American students in August 2025. The Office of Multicultural Student Services was replaced by the Office of Community Impact at MATC.

UWM also proceeded to merge the 8 affinity centers despite, federal court decisions that Trump's elimination of DEI related programs and threatening to withhold federal funding was illegal and unconstitutional.

When the 8 affinity centers moved into the Student Union Hub Center in the Fall of 2026, the affinity groups will gradually lose their identity structures and their known names as we know them today, and will eventually be phased out, according to allegations made by UWM students who will be affected and say that they were never taken into consideration in the UWM decision resulting in the drastic and controversial change. UWM students and numerous student organizations opposed the controversial move by UWM Chancellor Gibson in creating the 8 affinity Student Union Hub Center.

The affinity centers services will also be restructured, according to UWM students.

The legacy of the Roberto Hernández Center and its history:

The actual creation of the Spanish Speaking Outreach Institute (SSOI), which later became the Roberto Hernández Center at link: http://bit.ly/1hgQkaB

Historic video of the UWM 1970 Takeover and the creation of the SSOI, today the Roberto Hernández Center-UWM https://youtu.be/FzOpOxI_GKw

The RHC-UWM records from 1970 to 2021 at link: Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids https://share.google/9CuhUwMJJGT8p2FAC

The Latino community and UWM accords in 1970 (UWM Library archives): 

The untold story by former UW-Milwaukee students: Hispanic News Network U.S.A.: The Untold Story: La Colectiva Student Org And Latin Student Union At UW-Milwaukee Blocked Attempts To Eliminate SSOI/RHC https://share.google/pQqMKk3YYyiClnCTs

Our Historia (RHC – SSOI) Community Empowerment and Institutional Inclusivity https://share.google/Z10lfHtRxXXEXaMY4

UW-Milwaukee proposal to establish SSOI at link: Proposal, "To establish a UWM Spanish Outreach Institute" = Propuesta: "A establecer un Instituto para hispanohablantes para UWM" - UWM Student Activism - UWM Libraries Digital Collections https://share.google/R1NyaGMGkIg4gnarX

Also: Statement, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to the representatives of the Spanish Speaking community = Declaración, de la Universidad de Wisconsin-Milwaukee a representantes de la comunidad hispanohablante - UWM Student Activism - UWM Libraries Digital Collections https://share.google/uQW9hSCqRNFtVKCBn

In addition: Revision of the original list of demands made by the Council for the Education of Latin Americans (CELA) = Revisión de la lista original de demandas del Consejo para la Educación de Latinoamericanos (CELA) - UWM Student Activism - UWM Libraries Digital Collections https://share.google/lK7MvnyYfEDUdelfY

UW-Milwaukee and CELA agreement at link: Press Release: "Council for Latin American Education and UWM announce new Spanish Speaking outreach institute" = Comunicado de prensa: "El Consejo para la Educacion de Latinoamericanos y UWM annuncian el nuevo Spanish Speaking Outreach Institute" - UWM Student Activism - UWM Libraries Digital Collections https://share.google/EPAj9cK6OKCpolW5f

May 1st Day Of Action Organizers Should Adopt A National Boycott Of The MAGA Oligarchy Goods And Services

National Boycott Of The MAGA Oligarchy Goods And Services Should Be Adopted By The May 1st Organizers!

WI: It's been more than 20 years that immigrants and Latinos including allies have marched to defend our rights as stakeholders in the U.S., whether we are low income, undocumented or legal status documented immigrants and U.S. citizens of color, which we all share one thing in common, we all do pay combined taxes in our perpective cities, villages, towns, states and federal government, and we are all viewed by today's White MAGA (Make Amerikkka Great Again) oligarchy in control of our government and the White House as second class tax paying citizens simply because of the color of our skin.

The worst part, the MAGA oligarchy pays the least taxes or pay no taxes, but are in control of our government and White House, and they do spent our federal tax dollars to achieve their spending power to profit in addition to wasteful spending, voter suppression, blocking Gerrymandering majority minority voting districts, and funding the Iran war, and the Israel Zionist  government genocide of the Palestinian people including children in the Gaza, also funding the MAGA Gestapo USICE to terrorize and commit illegal and unconstitutional acts during immigration enforcement in our immigrant communities throughout the U.S., in order to intentionally disrupt our economic growth and well being.

The May 1st Immigrant Day (Día Sin Latinos) including the National Labor and Workers' Day march and action day is taking place around the U.S., which has become a major movement  for civic action.

This year on May 1st, we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Immigrant Latino movement for equal rights, immigrant rights and etc... in Milwaukee. 

Isn't it about time that our movement adopted a long term plan to "boycott" the MAGA oligarchy, corporations, retail stores, businesses, food restaurants including  grocery stores and etc... operated and own by MAGAs?

Our greatest weapon to use against the MAGA oligarchy today is our own economic empowerment and influence totalling more then $3T in spending and buying power in America.

Hopefully, local and national organizers of the May 1st annual movement do take the opportunity and call for an ongoing national boycott against any MAGA consumer products and services being offered by the MAGA status quo, in order to stop the flow of our buying cash from being used to oppress our communities of color, as we seen today. 

A list of the MAGA oligarchy boycott should be made available at organizers websites and social media pages for those participating in the May 1st, to stop buying at MAGA owned businesses and major corporations.

Our hard earned money is the root to stopping today's MAGA extremists, by simply buying and supporting businesses that welcome us, who are friendly to people of color and support our right to exist as taxpayers, consumers and stakeholders in our communities of color.

¡Viva la Causa y La Lucha Continúa!

May Day 2026 march and rally in Milwaukee,  Wisconsin at link: https://youtu.be/jldxmsS9SJI

Posted on April 30, 2026 by H. Nelson Goodson, an immigrant rights and civil rights advocate from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

ESL Program On The Chopping Block, Instructors Say MATC Going Backwards Under President Dr. Anthony Cruz, Also Technical College Facing $2.5M Deficit For Fiscal Year 2027

English as a Second Language instructors at the Milwaukee Area Technical College during a Board of Trustees public comment session asked for the full Board to act accordingly and push to reform the administration's hostile tactics that circumvent the existing ESL program services, which are affecting students of color. Also, from 2025 to 2026, student enrollment had declined under MATC President Dr. Cruz.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 28, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, multiple ESL (English as a Second Language) instructors, the MATC 212 union, and students addressed the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) Board of Trustees during a Board meeting, in which they exposed the administration's hostile work environment and practices that they have endured, since MATC President Dr. Anthony Cruz was hired in 2024. Especially, when administrators are gradually phasing out crucial ESL services to students of color at the technical college. In several cases, instructors weren't funded by the administration to print schedules for students, which they claimed it was unprofessional, and seems that MATC is moving backwards instead of offering better services to students. Also, the MATC registers office has failed to adequately provide services for students of color in the ESL program. Instructors have been left out from participating with administrative teams to add imput in order to provide better services for students, administrative decisions were made without considering the detrimental effects it creates when forcing instructors to implement, and many instructors are afraid to speak up because they are afraid that they will face retaliation.

Basically, the ESL instructors are facing the same administrative hostile, harassment and retaliation tactics that other MATC instructors faced in 2024, when many exposed what was happening internally between the administration and Latino instructors. (HNNUSA article link: http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2024/12/african-american-network-requested-for.html)

So far, the ESL instructors are facing wage cuts for more work that is required. But, Dr. Cruz won't be facing a wage cut of his $285,000 yearly salary, including no wage cuts for his full-time administrators. 

In a letter dated April 28, 2026, to all employees, Dr. Cruz wrote that MATC is facing a $2.5M deficit for the 2027 fiscal year. According to the recently released Transformation Magazine Annual 2025 (Transformations Magazine Annual Report 2025 by MATC Communications - Issue https://share.google/poXYCVd2GwfkfrXRn) report, in 2025, MATC total revenue was $302.7M and total expense was $279.6M.

In 2023, under former MATC President Vickie J. Martin, MATC reported $1.1M debt services, in 2025, under the MATC current President Dr. Anthony Cruz, the MATC debt services had more than doubled to $2.8M, according to the Transformations Magazine Annual Report at MATC.

Dr. Cruz in his letter to employees confirmed that MATC will "reduce employee expenses through strategic hiring delays for vacant positions, academic program vitality reviews and a voluntary separation incentive program for some employees." Cruz and the Total Rewards Committee will also be addressing the rising cost of healthcare insurance.

Dr. Cruz has a history of promoting himself in his social media platforms creating smoke and mirrors to project that he is transforming MATC by providing leadership and maintaining a strong financial position for the college, and serving MATC students and supporting services. But, on the contrary, Dr. Cruz has definitely failed to reform (or replace) his alleged inept administration that has had a history of engaging in discriminatory workplace practices, creating a hostile work environment, by passing promotions from part-time to full-time positions, including harassment and targeted retaliation against those who file complaints against their supervisors or administrators.

In other words, Dr. Cruz is definitely not in touch with instructors including the communities of color and etc..

The ESL program will most likely face the same fate as the Office of Multicultural Student Service, which without prior notice to the communities of color, Dr. Cruz decided to eliminate the Multicultural Student Services, unjustly fire four student service specialists, and replaced it with the failing Office of Community Impact.

Currently, the ESL, GED and 5.09/HSED programs are gradually facing less effective program versions under the Cruz administration, which mostly likely the programs will be phased out, if the Board doesn't take action to preserve the programs for students of color.

It's evident by recent public comments made by ESL instructors and students during MATC Board of Trustees meeting that the Dr. Cruz administration continues to practice mismanagement within the technical college and has failed to cap any hostile work environment including harassment and retaliation tactics against its employees who have been facing a barrage of cuts back of programs services, are subject to fend for themselves, especially when resources to succeed are not being funneled to the instructors and programs created to service students of color including White students. The mismanagement practices by the Dr. Cruz administration has also created work related mental and health issues for MATC employees.

In previous MATC Board meetings, Carlos Aranda, a Counselor at MATC has said that instructors, especially women have endured "psychological harm, which erodes trust, undermines morale, and weakens institutional integrity." (Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1KxyTkVCKL/)

Student population stats: MATC has about 63% majority minority student population including 24% of Hispanic student population.

Point of interest: An enrollment presentation by Phillip King, the Executive Vice-President and Provost showed an enrollment decline from 2025 to 2026, but enrollment stats were inaccurately inflated, which multiple MATC Board members criticized Phillip for providing inaccurate student enrollment stats. (MATC Board meeting video time at 2:20:00 minute to 2:50:00 minutes stamp)

On Tuesday's MATC District Board Meeting, faculty and staff raised serious concerns about a growing disconnect between college leadership and the needs of students. According to the meeting minutes, inaccurate information was presented by administration, prompting the Board President to caution against doing so, noting the negative impact it has on MATC’s public credibility.

Administrators, including Dr. King and Dr. Amy Shields, the Community Education Associate Dean stated they have been working collaboratively with faculty; however, many faculty members report that this has not been their experience. Several decisions—particularly within Community Education—have been made without meaningful faculty input.

A key concern is the elimination of online, blended, and virtual ESL and GED courses. These changes were implemented despite ongoing fears within immigrant communities due to increased ICE activity, as well as the realities of students balancing unpredictable work schedules. Faculty argue that removing flexible learning options places students at greater risk and may force many to drop out.

Board members Baker and Moore acknowledged communication breakdowns and noted the concerns raised by both students and faculty, including testimony from a student struggling under current conditions.

Community Education faculty continue to advocate for the preservation of these essential programs, emphasizing that ESL and GED courses are critical pathways for students working to improve their lives.

Issues raised at the MATC Board meeting by 11 instructors and students:

• First, communication failures, opportunities for meaningful dialogue have often been limited or absent. Meetings are either shortened redirected away from key topics or concluded without clear outcomes or next steps. In several instances, subject matter expertise was not fully considered, an attempt to share critical information were interrupted or deprioritized. Second, missed deadlines. Time sensitive matters, particularly those tied to program implementation. Staffing and compliance requirements have remained unresolved beyond necessary timelines. This has led to operational disruptions. Increased workflow for staff and at times negative impacts on service delivery. Third, dismissal of collaboration. There has been an active discouragement of collaboration by isolating staff and excluding relevant stakeholders from decision-making, which this lack of transparency has led to operational failures. Misalignment, reassignments of specialized roles often occur without consultation, moving faculty and staff to functions outside their intended scope, these decisions are frequently made without understanding their full impact on the overall program.

• Registration system not taking into account that ESL students need printed class schedules to follow in order to help them integrate and navigate through the technical college curriculum.

• A fundamental shift in leadership continues to disrupt services. MATC has moved away from a focus on instructional quality, to a focus on providing the bare minimum to our students. Specifically, the committee dedicated to transitioning students to college level classes has been disbanded. Decisions are being made about course hours and offerings without classroom visits or faculty consultation. Most concerning, instructors are seeing a bottom line approach that prioritizes cost-cutting over services to MATC students. 

• Reductions: For part-time, staff and for full-time faculty are increasing their workload facing wage cuts, with no increase in salary. This decision was made at the last minute and without any faculty input. Campus faculty's course schedules were submitted for approval on February and that approval was withheld with no communication by the Dr. Cruz administration until last week. 

• Along with the other departments who are involved, the administration has since taken over the planning of these processes without consulting the faculty, who execute them. And as a result, decisions are being made too late by people who do not fully understand the logistics, leaving faculty and staff to scramble to bridge the gaps at the last minute. The entire delayed decision-making, and lack of transparency has decimated more out while instructors have worked tirelessly to make these failures invisible to students. Instructors have never seen administrative decisions take such a toll on the faculty, many shed tears and reports of health issues as well as instructors contemplating, leaving MATC. This is not normal work and stress, has become the result of an organizational breakdown by the Dr. Cruz administration.

• The 5 on 9 program is not failing, it's been allowed to fall apart by the administration. It's about a total lack of oversight. It's time for the MATC Board to implement real checks and balances, including calling for an immediate investigation to the management of the 5.09 program and the restoration of the standards instructors had worked for a decade.

• Students are to often left out of the decision making that's going to impact their education.

• Administration has also unilaterally prohibited faculty and staff from providing students with digital or paper class schedules. Most English language learners need visual representations to coordinate their studies with work and daily life. 

• Last week, the MATC ESL took part in a state audit, where the interviewers expressed concerns about the intake and registration process, which the ESL students required additional time and resources as they navigate in a new country. Culture, education system and language is instrumental in their success. But, the MATC administration continues to make unilateral decisions that make assisting them (immigrant students) through existing barriers more difficult, the current approach serves administrative convenience at the expense of these students' success. The MATC Board needs to intervene and restore a collaborative student centered registration process.

• Current administrative directives regarding registration are not only failing to meet these goals, but are actively undermining them. 

MATC Board of Trustees meeting for Tuesday, April 28, 2026, the first 42 minutes of the meeting were public comments by 11 instructors, students and the MATC Local 212 union regarding their concerns and issues they are facing at MATC under Dr. Cruz's administration, at link: https://www.youtube.com/live/--C91QsctXM

Meet the MATC Board of Trustees at link: Board of Directors https://share.google/PbUPAXLOiynbZzLAx

San Antonio's Charismatic Social Wepa Dancer Elvis A. González, Aka, Chikilin Arrested By USICE While Going To Work

González, aka, Chikilin was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in San Antonio while driving to work, according to social media posts originating from Texas.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 25, 2026

San Antonio, Texas - On Friday, Elvis A. González, 29, aka, "Chikilin" originally from Nicaragua was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) while going to work, according to multiple Facebook social posts originating from the San Antonio metropolitan area.

González is a well known local new wave Wepa style dancer who as Chikilin appears in 40 seconds Facebook videos showing him dancing and enjoying his social leisure time with friends and other popular Wepa style dancers at flea markets (Pulgas), night clubs, events and at the 10-day Fiesta San Antonio 2026, which ends Sunday. How popular is Chikilin, well just search for Chikilin on Facebook and dozens of pages pop up showing Chikilin dancing away in the San Antonio lifeline Wepa dancing social circles.

According to a friend, González called his father when he learned that multiple vehicles began to follow him and several cousins including another person from El Salvador before 8:00 a.m. from his residence, he tried to evade being followed. Once he stopped, at least 4 vehicles blocked the vehicle González and friends were traveling to work, and they were all taken into custody by USICE agents.

González was booked by USICE and detained at the Karnes County Residentional Center (ICE detention facility operated by CoreCivic) located at 409 FM1144 in Karnes City, Texas. (More info: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/188cZefBmm/)

González released a statement from the Karnes ICE facility saying that he appreciates and thanked everyone for supporting him and doing everything they can to get him released from USICE detention. (Video with González's statement: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ch1wUxdpL/)

González's arrest by USICE spread like wild fire throughout San Antonio on Friday and other parts of Texas reaching Wisconsin where Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) is located.

Everyone that knows Chikilin say, that he is a very humble and respectful person and enjoys quality time with friends who also makeup the local social dancing circles dedicated to dancing Cumbias and etc...

Here are some Facebook pages where Chikilin is captured while enjoying to dance: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CoM4TZFru/, https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EhC4e2KDG/ and https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16pzNVRrPp/

Chikilin has gained thousands of fans and they are coming together to get him released from USICE custody.

Free Chikilin!

To support Chikilin and other USICE detainees at Karnes County ICE facility with monetary fund donations, here's the info and link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DUkP8U3cd/

26-year-old Daniel O. Muñoz Charged With 1st-degree Reckless Homicide For The Fatal Shooting Of Richard Samuel Ortiz-Robles, 28, Aka, Tronko Ntn In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Muñoz fatally shot Ortiz-Robles during an altercation at the 2000 block of S. 13 Street in Milwaukee.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 24, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Thursday, Daniel O. Muñoz, 26, aka, Drako, was criminally charged with one felony count for 1st-degree reckless homicide, including being a habitual criminal repeater and use of dangerous weapon, and one felony count for possession of a weapon by a convicted felon including being a habitual criminal repeater for the April 19, 2026 homicide of Richard Samuel Ortiz-Robles, 28, aka, Tronko Ntn in the Southside of Milwaukee.

If convicted, Muñoz is facing up to 60 years in prison for the reckless homicide, and an additional 5 years in prison for being a habitual criminal repeater, and an additional 5 years in prison for use of a dangerous weapon. Muñoz is also facing up to 10 years in prison for possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, and up to $25,000 in fines, or both, and up to 5 years in prison for being a habitual criminal repeater.

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has placed a hold for Muñoz for a supervision violation.

Muñoz got into an altercation with Ortiz-Robles at the 2000 block of S. 13 Street and shot him multiple times. Ortiz-Robles was known as Tronko Ntn, a popular Reggaetón inspiring singer in the Southside of Milwaukee. 

Muñoz's sister is married to Ortiz-Robles who as the victim attempted to defend his wife against Muñoz's aggression and her sister-in-law. Both Ortiz-Robles wife, Alondra Rodriguez and her sister-in-law,  Araceli Torres had gotten into an altercation just outside of the Punta Caña Bar, located at the 2000 block of S. 13 Street in Milwaukee, according to a social media video that recorded the shooting death of Ortiz-Robles and the altercation between the two women, the murder suspect and deceased victim. 

Muñoz in June 2023, was sentenced to 6 years in prison and 4 years supervision for the March 2021 carjacking and armed robbery of a woman in Waterford.

He was out on supervision on November 13, 2025, which his supervision ends in 2033, according to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

In 2023, Muñoz was convicted in Racine County for one felony count for operating a vehicle without consent and possession of a weapon including party to a crime. 

52-year-old Samuel P. Stair, Owner Of S2 Real Estate Group And 17 Defendants Indicted By Feds For Drug Trafficking And Maintaining Drug Distribution Places At Rental Properties In Four Cities Including Milwaukee

Federal drug trafficking raids reported in Milwaukee including Hale Corners, West Allis and St. Francis on Wednesday that included the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the West Allis Police Department, including other state and federal agencies that also participated in the federal investigation that resulted in the indictment of 18 defendants in the Milwaukee metro area, including Samuel P. Stair, the owner of S2 Real Estate Group, according to the 176-page federal indictment.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 23, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Wednesday, federal agents raided at least 12 properties in Milwaukee County that included 1 property in Hale Corners, 1 property in St. Francis, 1 property in West Allis, and 9 properties in Milwaukee, that also included the arrest of 18 defendants including Samuel P. Stair, 52, the owner of S2 Real Estate Group. 

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Milwaukee identified all of the defendants connected to the S2 Real Estate Group drug trafficking, drug distribution and money laundering scheme, which the federal indictment says, that the federal criminal investigation began in May 2024 to present. West Allis Police first initiated the drug trafficking investigation and requested assistance from the feds.

At least 152 properties most located in the Southside of Milwaukee were managed by S2 Real Estate Group, and 25 properties were connected with drug trafficking, which drug dealers were allowed to managed the properties and enforced rent collections, which they collected rent from addicts residing in the properties, and then Stair including Jeanette López, his assistant collected rent from the drug dealers and took a percentage of the drug proceeds.

According to the indictment, Stair money laundered the drug proceeds through dozens of his rental properties. Between 2024 to 2026, he made more than $1,684,000 in drug related proceeds from 25 drug trafficking associated properties connected to S2 Real Estate Group, according to the federal indictment.

The following defendants were indicted:

• Samuel P. Stair, 52, was indicted for Conspiracy to Maintain a Drug Trafficking Place, Use of Communications Facilities to Facilitate Controlled Substance and Money Laundering all Felonies 

• Jeanette López, 37, was indicted for Drug Trafficking Place, Conspiracy to Maintain a Drug Trafficking Place, Use of Communications Facilities to Facilitate Controlled Substance all Felonies, and Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking 

• Russell V. McDade Sr., 45, was indicted for Drug Trafficking Place, Conspiracy to Maintain a Drug Trafficking Place, Use of Communications Facilities to Facilitate Controlled Substance all Felonies, and Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking 

• Laura F. Knezic, 44, was indicted for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances

• Stacy L. Berry, 37, was indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances, Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place, Conspiracy to Maintain a Drug Trafficking Place, and Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

• Jarvarius J. Williams, aka, "G", 31, was indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances, Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place, Conspiracy to Maintain a Drug Trafficking Place, and Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

• Ottis Lockett, 41, was indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances, Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place, Conspiracy to Maintain a Drug Trafficking Place, Use of Communications Facilities to Facilitate Controlled Substance all Felonies, and Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

• Martin L. Sinclair, 41, was indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances, Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place, Conspiracy to Maintain a Drug Trafficking Place, Use of Communications Facilities to Facilitate Controlled Substance all Felonies, and Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

• Ser Jimmy Shepherd, 36, was indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances, Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place, and Conspiracy to Maintain a Drug Trafficking Place

• Larry A. Shepherd, 39, was indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances, Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place, and Conspiracy to Maintain a Drug Trafficking Place

• Shaeerah J. McKay, 32, was indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances, and Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place

• Victoria T. Allen, 49, was indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances, and Use of Communications Facilitiesto Facilitate Controlled Substance all Felonies

• Walter J. Ringersma, 61, was indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances, Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place, Conspiracy to Maintain a Drug Trafficking Place, Use of Communications Facilities to Facilitate Controlled Substance all Felonies

• Cristal F. Nokes, 46, was indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances, Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place, and Conspiracy to Maintain a Drug Trafficking Place

• Abraham M. López, 42, was indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances, and Use of Communications Facilities to Facilitate Controlled Substance all Felonies

• Kerry Howell Sr., 72, was indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances

• Alberto L. Boffil Jr., 22, was indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances, Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place, Conspiracy to Maintain a Drug Trafficking Place, and Use of Communications Facilities to Facilitate Controlled Substance all Felonies

• Westly O. Bynum, 33, was indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Controlled Substances Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances, Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place, and Use of Communications Facilities to Facilitate Controlled Substance all Felonies

Federal criminal indictment complaint at following link: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28068927-federal-court-stair-complaint/

Alderperson JoCasta Zamarripa Abstained To Changing S. César E. Chávez Drive To S. 16 Street, The Milwaukee Common Council Voted 13 - 0 To Change Street Name

Ald. Zamarripa during the Milwaukee Common Council meeting on Tuesday decided to change her vote from approving to abstaining in the vote roll call to change the name of S. César E. Chávez Drive to S. 16 Street, according to the Milwaukee Common Council meeting recorded actions on ordinances.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 22, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Common Council voted 13 - 0 with one abstention, including one excused absence to rename the Southside business corridor (street) S. César E. Chávez Drive (formerly S. 16 St.) between W. Pierce St. to W. Mitchell Street back to S. 16 Street. Alderperson JoCasta Zamarripa, the co-sponsor of a substitute Ordinance 252060 to change the name of the business corridor street from S. Chávez Drive to S. 16 Street decided to change her vote from approval to an abstention, while Alderperson Marina Dimitrijevic was recorded as an excused absence.

The City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works confirmed that the S. Chávez street name signs will be changed to S. 16 St. before the end of the month.

Ald. Zamarripa along with Alderman Jóse G. Pérez (President of the Milwaukee Common Council) were the sponsors to change the S. César E. Chávez Drive name of the street back to S. 16 Street, after unproven allegations were raised that the late leader of the United Farm Workers (UFW) César E. Chávez had molested multiple young girls and the UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta also admitted that she had a consensual sex relationship with Chávez who was married at the time and Huerta confirming that she had a child from Chávez, but decided to stay silent at the time. Huerta then alleged in a New York Times article that Chávez sexually assaulted her in a second encounter and she became pregnant again, but remained silent again. She admitted that she gave her two daughters with Chávez away to caring families, in order to protect the UFW movement at the time. Then, an allegation was raised that Huerta had a third child with César E. Chávez, which an alleged DNA test showed that he was also the father, but the child was raised as his brother's child instead. Huerta has not confirmed the allegation that she actually had a third child with César and that his younger brother raised the child with Huerta who she was married too.

Huerta was married multiple times and had a total of 11 children, and two with César and a third with him too, which hasn't been confirmed by Huerta.

When Huerta had a consensual sexual relationship with Chávez, she was 21.

The allegations against César E. Chávez were made public by the New York Times, 33 years after his death. Both César E. Chávez and his brother, Richard are deceased and can not defend themselves today against such allegations that were recently raised.

So far, there is no actual evidence or prove that Chávez molested young girls other than Ana Murguia and Debra Rojas who alleged that they were molested by Chávez when they were under the age of 14, but at the time remained silent until the New York Times published their allegations in March, days before Chávez's Birthday this year (2026) and Huerta also alleging that Chávez had sexually assaulted her without consent.

Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) did a criminal background check on César E. Chávez in California and Arizona, which resulted in no criminal record or history for molesting young girls and rape.

Chávez died in 1993, with no criminal of sexual assault of young girls or rape. He died as the iconic leader of the farm workers movement. 

The sexual assault of young girls allegations, which to date haven't been proven spread widely and many members of the Latino communities throughout the U.S. immediately condemn Chávez in the court of public opinion and prosecution without actual evidence and began to erase his iconic legacy. While, the elected U.S. President Donald J. Trump (R-MAGA) has allegedly raped young girls as young as 13 and the released of Epstein files have shown documented allegations against Trump investigated by the FBI. Trump remains in office while his alleged victims have called for justice, which justice hasn't taken place.

In the pedophile scenario today, many Latinos seemed to immediately condemn and erase the legacy of one of their own without actual evidence of sexual assaults against young girls, but today, these same Latinos allegedly seemed to continue to accept and condone the acts of an alleged White pedophile president in office. Sign of the times or just hypocrisy! 

In other Milwaukee Common Council news, the Council passed ordinances that prohibits local law enforcement including the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) agents from wearing masks to conceal their identities, and they must identify themselves and carry identification with them when conducting immigration enforcement in the City of Milwaukee. Also, USICE agents are prohibited from using any City properties to coordinate raids without a City permit.

26-year-old Daniel O. Muñoz, Aka, Drako Wanted By Milwaukee Police In Connection With The Homicide of Richard Samuel Ortiz-Robles, 28, Aka, Tronko Ntn, A Reggaetón Inspiring Singer

Muñoz, a convicted felon was out on supervision when he allegedly shot Ortiz-Robles to death over an argument with his sister at the 2000 block of S. 13 Street.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 20, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On early Sunday, Daniel Muñoz, 26, aka, Drako, a convicted felon got into an argument with his own sister around 1:42 a.m. at the 2000 block of S. 13 Street and fatally shot Richard Samuel Ortiz-Robles, 28, aka, Tronko Ntn, a popular Reggaetón inspiring singer in the Southside of Milwaukee. Muñoz's sister is married to Ortiz-Robles who as the victim attempted to defend his wife against Muñoz aggression, according to the preliminary investigation.

According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, Muñoz has not been booked yet for the Ortiz-Robles homicide.

Milwaukee police hasn't confirmed, if Muñoz has been taken into custody in connection with the Ortiz-Robles homicide.

Muñoz as a convicted felon is prohibited from possessing a firearm.

Muñoz is facing criminal charges for a homicide and a felon possession of a weapon causing death.

In 2023, Muñoz was convicted in Racine County for one felony count for operating a vehicle without consent and possession of a weapon including party to a crime. He was out on supervision on November 13, 2025, which his supervision ends in 2033, according to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

Social media video: On April 19, 2026, two females including the wife of Richard Samuel Ortiz-Robles were in an altercation outside the Punta Caña Bar, then Daniel Muñoz is seen grabbing and hitting Richard Samuel Ortiz-Robles and Muñoz shoots at Ortiz-Robles multiple times and walks away as witnesses watched. Posted by Hispanic News Network U.S.A., video courtesy of Real Mke. Real Mke posted that Alondra Rodriguez and her sister-in-law Araceli Torres got into an altercation.

Update: On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, homicide suspect Daniel O. Muñoz, 26, was booked at the Milwaukee County jail pending homicide charges. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections placed a hold on him for supervision violations.

28-year-old Samuel Ortiz-Robles, Known As Tronko Ntn, A Reggaetón Singer In The Southside Of Milwaukee Fatally Shot

Ortiz-Robles, an inspiring local Reggaetón singer in the Southside of Milwaukee was fatally shot.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 19, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On early Sunday, Milwaukee police around 1:42 p.m. responded to shots fired at the 1900 S. 13 St. in the Southside of Milwaukee. When police officers arrived at the scene they located Richard Samuel Ortiz-Robles, 28, suffering from gunshot wounds. Ortiz-Robles was pronounced deceased at the scene.

According to a preliminary investigation, two siblings male and female got into a heated altercation at the Punta Caña Bar located at 2000 S. 13 Street and apparently Ortiz-Robles, the alleged in-law stepped in to defend the female and he ended up getting shot by the male suspect. The female and the male suspect were known by Ortiz-Robles. 

Ortiz-Robles was known as a local inspiring Reggaetón singer in Milwaukee. Video link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1G5YULCoKv/

Milwaukee police are seeking a known suspect in connection with the Ortiz-Robles homicide.

Should Undocumented In The U.S. Be Exempt From Paying Local, State And Federal Taxes, Since They Are Prohibited From Collecting Government Social Insurance Benefits

Question for the National May 1st Immigrant Day Movement.

Should The Undocumented Be Exempt From Paying Local, State And Federal Taxes, Since They Are Prohibited By Local, State And Federal Governments From Collecting Social Insurance Benefits In The U.S.?

Since, Trump and his MAGA administration want to prohibit government social services to the undocumented, should the undocumented be exempt from paying local, state and federal taxes.

Undocumented pay billions into Social Security and other social insurance programs, but are not allowed to collect benefits.

• Social Security: $25.7 billion.

• Medicare: $6.4 billion.

• Unemployment Insurance: $1.8 billion.

Undocumented immigrants are banned from collecting from these social programs and others.

Each undocumented immigrant in an average pays $8,889 per year.

Posted on April 18, 2026

Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

Luis Rodolfo López, 1st Bilingual Teacher From South Division High School In 1970 Will Posthumously Received The Tony Báez Lifetime Achievement Award 2026 At The WIABE's 47th Annual Conference In Wisconsin

López became the first bilingual teacher at South Division High School in the Milwaukee Public Schools District and State of Wisconsin in 1970.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 16, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Saturday, April 18th, the Wisconsin Association for Bilingual Education (WIABE) will posthumously honor the late Luis Rodolfo López, 81, who in 1970 became the first bilingual teacher at South Division High in the Southside of Milwaukee, including the Milwaukee Public Schools District and in the State of Wisconsin with the Tony Báez Lifetime Achievement Award 2026. 

Gloria González, a former graduate student from South Division High School (SDHS), and a retired Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Division of Bilingual Multicultural Education at Central Services staff member nominated Maestro López for the Tony Báez Lifetime Achievement Award 2026, and on Thursday, she confirmed to Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) that WIABE had chosen López for the posthumously honor at their 47th Annual WIABE Conference over the weekend at Wisconsin Dells.

González says that Maestro López taught Hispanic American Culture, bilingual U.S. history, and language courses to bilingual students at South Division.

Beyond the classroom, Maestro López was a relentless advocate for student belonging and cultural pride. He helped organize the first Hispanic prom at South Division in 1972, creating inclusive spaces where students felt seen and celebrated. As a guidance counselor, he further supported students’ academic and personal growth, always centering their dignity and potential.

His advocacy extended well beyond the school walls. Maestro López served his community through organizations such as UMOS, United Community Center, and Mexican Fiesta, while also contributing to faith-based initiatives at Guadalupe Church. He remained committed to education throughout his life, teaching adult learners in ESL (English as Second Language) and Adult High School programs at MATC, ensuring that opportunity was accessible at every stage of life.

Maestro López was more than an educator—he was a trailblazer, mentor, and champion for equity. His legacy lives on through the countless lives he transformed, the doors he opened, and the community he strengthened.

Maestro López passed away at the age of 81, on August 18, 2025 in Tampa, Florida.

López was originally from México, he had a passion to teach his students in both Spanish and English and made sure that the students succeeded in class, which eventually led to a higher percentage of graduation for Latino and non-Latino students at South Division High School. Many of the students that López taught enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, including Milwaukee Area Technical College and other universities, and later graduated and became contributing members in the Southside community and Milwaukee.

López was the first bilingual teacher at SDHS in the early 1970's. The SDHS 1971 year book recognized López as a teacher for Hispanic American Culture, Language and History, and United States History Bilingual.

López was well known for his charismatic and unwavering support for his students at SDHS, and in 1972, he was very instrumental in sponsoring the first Hispanic student South Division High School Prom dance at the Marc Plaza Hotel in downtown Milwaukee.

In 1973, López also worked as a Guidance Counselor in the Guidance Department at SDHS in MPS. López began working at MPS on April 8, 1969 and earned a Master's degree on December 2, 1979.

López later became an administrator at MPS. After retiring from MPS, López moved to Tampa, Florida.

A memorial tribute for Maestro Luis Rodolfo López at South Division High School is planned for June 13, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., according to González. 

Update:

Video presentation dated April 18, 2026 of the Tony Báez Lifetime Achievement Award 2026 posthumously honor to the late Luis Rodolfo López at the WIABE's 47th Annual Conference at Wisconsin Dells,  courtesy of Iveliz Perez. Link at:  https://youtu.be/waXMfx_LpyQ

35-year-old David Leo Krause Fatally Shot At S. 1 Street And E. Greenfield Ave. In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Krause was fatally shot in the chest, according to Milwaukee police.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 16, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Milwaukee police reported that David Leo Krause, 35, was fatally shot in the chest on April 14, at the 100 block of East Greenfield Ave. in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Milwaukee police were called around 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday to shots fired and when arriving at the scene at  S. 1 St. and E. Greenfield Ave., they located Krause suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Krause died at the scene, according to police.

Police are looking for a suspect(s) involved connection with the Krause homicide.

Southside Homicide Suspect 31-year-old Nicholas S. Maslowski Killed By Milwaukee Police At The S. 35 Street Viaduct

Maslowski was sought by Milwaukee police for the homicide of 27-year-old Christopher J. Aguilar at S. 7 Street and W. Historic Mitchell Street on Monday.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 14, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Monday, Milwaukee police reported that Nicholas S. Maslowski, 31, was shot multiple times by Milwaukee police after a police chase pursuit ended after Maslowski's vehicle crashed at the S. 35 Street viaduct and W. National Ave. just before 5:00 p.m., according to police.

Maslowski after crashing his vehicle fled from the vehicle and fired his weapon at police and at least 8 Milwaukee police officers returned fired striking him as he jumped from the bridge. Several handguns were recovered at the scene.

Maslowski was transported to a local hospital for critical injuries and he later died from his injuries.

A 34-year-old crash victim from another vehicle was also transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive.

Maslowski was sought by Milwaukee police in connection with an early Monday homicide around 5:30 a.m. at S. 7 Street and W. Historic Mitchell Street in front of Voces de la Frontera offices (VDLF), an immigrant rights organization located at 733 W. Historic Mitchell Street. Nearby businesses outdoor video surveillance cameras and the VDLF outdoor video surveillance cameras captured multiple suspects running from the scene and the shooting death of Christopher J. Aguilar, 27, and the alleged homicide suspect(s) involved.

Milwaukee police were looking for the vehicle ( a Nissan) used by the suspect that killed Aguilar. The vehicle had bullet holes on the side.

Police later in the day responded to shots fired at the 1700 block of N. 35 Street and spotted Maslowski's vehicle, which was sought for an earlier homicide in the Southside of Milwaukee. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but Maslowski sped away heading South on the 35 Street viaduct and then crashed into another vehicle near W. National Ave. on S. 35 Street.

The officers that discharged their firearms are a 35-year-old male with over 8 years of service, 33-year-old male with over 14 years of service, 33-year-old male with over 9 years of service, 33-year-old male with over 8 years of service, 30-year-old male with over 11 years of service, 30-year-old male with over 7 years of service, 29-year-old male with over 3 years of service and a 26-year-old male with over 7 months of service. They will be placed on administrative duty as is routine in officer involved shootings.  

The Milwaukee Area Investigative Team is investigating this incident. 

The Wauwatosa Police Department is the lead investigating agency. 

According to the Wisconsin Court record system, Maslowski in 2023, was convicted for two felony counts for burglary of a dwelling.

Maslowski was also convicted for several felonies in February 2021 for armed robbery use of force and armed robbery with threat of force.

In 2025, Aguilar was wanted on an open bench warrant for one misdemeanor count for criminal trespass of a dwelling in Milwaukee  County. In 2019, Aguilar was convicted for two felony counts, 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety including party to a crime and armed robbery including party to a crime. In 2017, Aguilar  was convicted for one felony count for attempt theft movable property from person/corpse.

Update: Milwaukee police released three police body camera videos in the shooting death of Nicholas S. Maslowski, 31, of Milwaukee on April 13, 2026 at the S. 35 Street viaduct in the Southside of Milwaukee.

• https://youtu.be/t2-8c9qtqAs

• https://youtu.be/TTuiJpc3rQI

• https://youtu.be/Qf25ompfCq0

Bipartisan DACA Act 240 Signed Into Law By Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D)

Bipartisan DACA Act 240 signed into law by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Thursday, April 9, 2026, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) signed the DACA Bill Act 240 (AB 759, SB 745) into law at El Rey Supermercado at the 900 block of S. César E. Chávez Drive in the Southside of Milwaukee.

The historic bipartisan DACA bill passed unanimously in the Wisconsin State Assembly and in the Wisconsin State Senate by 31 - 2. DACA Act 240 relating to: eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

The DACA Bill 240 Act signing event was by invite only.

Afterwards, Wisconsin State Representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D-Milw) held a DACA Bill celebration at Fiesta Cafe.

Video: https://youtu.be/B8Grww1krag

Photos: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DjcN95nRm/

Article: https://tinyurl.com/2s3f4ywe

Wisconsin State Representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D-Milw) released the following  press release regarding the Bipartisan Team for Wisconsin that was responsible for passing the Wisconsin DACA Bill Act 240.

Madison, WI- Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D), wants to thank the following people for the Passage of AB759 (ACT 240) DACA Occupational Licensing, in the Wisconsin State Assembly.  The Bi-partisan Team for Wisconsin, that got the work done for ALL OF US.   Former Rep. Macco (R), Rep. Joel Kitchens (R), Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D), Senator Jesse James (R), Senator Cory Tomczyk (R), Senator Tim Carpenter (D), and all our staff.   Justin Morales and Milwaukee Common Council President-Alderman Jose Perez, Daryl Morin, Tony Gonzales, John Schultz, Adam Peterman and JJ Sherman.  I want to also thank Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R), and Senate Leader Devin LeMahieu (R), for giving us an opportunity to come together, as a State and put Wisconsin First.  Finally, I want to thank our Governor Tony Evers (D) for enacting and signing ACT 240 into law.

AB759, is a pragmatic and necessary update to our occupational licensing laws. It expands access to professional licensing for a group of individuals who are already, well vetted, authorized to work in the United States, and actively contributing to our economy, yet are currently barred from working in the very professions they were trained for.

Wisconsin has a shortage of workers.  We invest in people through our K-12 schools, our colleges, and our workforce training programs only to lose that talent to other states, because of unnecessary licensing barriers.  By allowing individuals who are otherwise eligible to work in the United States to obtain professional licenses in Wisconsin, we open the door to filling workforce gaps across multiple industries. This bill strengthens our workforce, supports our economy, and ensures that Wisconsin remains competitive in retaining skilled, reliable, and hardworking talent.  

AB759,  is smart policy, it is pro-workforce, and it reflects our shared commitment to strengthening our state’s future. I look forward to working together to unlock employment opportunities and remove unnecessary barriers for the people who are ready to contribute to Wisconsin’s workforce. 

Posted on April 9, 2026

Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

Former RHC Director Alberto Maldonado Assumes New Position As Asst. Vice-Chancellor For Connections And Achievements Supervising 8 Affinity Centers At UW-Milwaukee

Maldonado was the director of the Roberto Hernández Center at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he assumes his new position as the Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Connections and Achievements who will oversee 8 affinity centers at the university.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 6, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Monday, Alberto Maldonado, 55, the former Director of the Roberto Hernández Center at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee announced that he started his new position at the urban university, which is Assistant Vice-Chancellor For Connections And Achievements within the Division of Student Affairs. According to Maldonado, he will provide strategy,  supervision, and support to 8 affinity centers, which includes the Black Student Cultural Center, First-Generation+ Resource Center, LGBTQ+ Resource Center, Military and Veterans Resource Center, Off-Campus Resource Center, Roberto Hernández Center, Southeast Asian American Student Center, and the Women’s Resource Center.

Maldonado has worked at UWM for 28 years and nearly 10 years at the Roberto Hernández Center. He became the official director of the RHC on November 8, 2018, in 2016, he became the interim director of the RHC, replacing Enrique Figueroa Ph.D. who resigned in August of that year after serving as a director since 2002.

Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) attempted to contact Maldonado multiple times on Monday for comment, but was unsuccessful.

The affinity centers will be housed at a centralized Hub area in the ground floor of the Student Union building at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). The affinity groups are currently occupying offices at Bolton Hall, but are expected to move into the Student Union in the Fall of 2026.

UWM announced in January 2026, that it would consolidate 8 affinity centers into one student focused Hub Center in order to secure federal funding after Trump and the U.S. Department of Education engaged in their MAGA (Make Amerikkka Great Again) relentless racially motivated effort to end all related Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, and had threatened to withhold federal funding from educational institutions who failed to comply and eliminate all related DEI programs. Although, multiple federal courts ruled Trump's executive order to eliminate DEI programs and threatening to withhold federal funding from educational institutions who did not comply with his order was illegal and unconstitutional. The U.S. Department of Education later confirmed that it wouldn’t appeal the federal court rulings declaring that eliminating DEI and its funding was unconstitutional because it infringed on the free speech rights of instructors in classrooms. Although, despite the federal court rulings, both the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) proceeded to eliminate their DEI related programs. MATC President Anthony Cruz decided to eliminate the Office of Multicultural Student Services and terminated 4 student service specialists serving  Latino/Hispanic, African-American, Asian-American and Native-American students in August 2025. The Office of Multicultural Student Services was replaced by the Office of Community Impact at MATC.

UWM also proceeded to merge the 8 affinity centers despite, federal court decisions that Trump's elimination of DEI related programs and threatening to withhold federal funding was illegal and unconstitutional.

When the 8 affinity centers moved into the Student Union Hub Center in the Fall of 2026, the affinity groups will gradually lose their identity structures and their known names as we know them today, and will eventually be phased out, according to allegations made UWM students who will be affected and say that they were never taken into consideration in the UWM decision resulting in the drastic and controversial change. UWM students and numerous student organizations opposed the controversial move by UWM Chancellor Dr. Thomas Gibson in creating the 8 affinity Student Union Hub Center.

The affinity centers services will also be restructured, according to UWM students.

The expected gradual facing out of the Roberto Hernández Center at UW-Milwaukee will be a major betrayal by UWM, which would definitely default and break the 1970's agreement between UWM and the Latino community to keep the RHC (formerly the Spanish Speaking Outreach Institute) autonomous and independently functioning Center providing servives to inspiring Latino students and the community.

The legacy of the Roberto Hernández Center and its history:

The actual creation of the Spanish Speaking Outreach Institute (SSOI), which later became the Roberto Hernández Center at link: http://bit.ly/1hgQkaB

Historic video of the UWM 1970 Takeover and the creation of the SSOI, today the Roberto Hernández Center-UWM https://youtu.be/FzOpOxI_GKw