Red Alert: Trump's MAGA Gestapo Style USICE, FBI And USDHS Agents Invading Our Latino Community In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Trump's MAGA Gestapo style USICE, FBI and USDHS agents invading our Latino community in the Southside of Milwaukee.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 9, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The USICE, FBI and USDHS armed agents wearing body armor are conducting mass raid operations to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants in the predominately Southside Hispanic community in Milwaukee.

The USICE operations began in March 20, 2025, at 2,000 federal agents have been designated in Wisconsin including Milwaukee. USICE operations will be ongoing for months, according to sources.

On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, Jose Rosas Morales, 33, originally from  Mexico was taken into custody by USICE and agents from multiple federal law enforcement agencies at the 3300 block of W. Scott St. in Milwaukee. He is currently being detained at the Dodge County Detention Facility.

Video of Morales arrest by USICE at link: https://youtu.be/5mcHzFjmzYE

Article link: https://tinyurl.com/y768prv2

On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, USICE, FBI and USDHS agents were at the 1200 block of W. Madison St. trying to located undocumented immigrants. No one was arrested by USICE, according to neighbors. Video of USICE agents looking for someone at S. 12 and W. Madison St. at link: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18hr8QfTwb/

On March 20, 2025, Marcos Ignacio Cruz-Garcia, 24, was taken into custody by USICE at the Milwaukee County Court House hallway. Cruz-Garcia is originally from Mexico. Cruz-Garcia has been deported to Mexico, according to USICE.

On April 3, 2025, Edwin O. Bustamante-Sierra, 27, originally from Nicaragua was taken into custody by USICE at the Safety Building hallway in Milwaukee. He is currently being detained at the Dodge County Detention Facility.

The Garcia and Sierra article link: https://tinyurl.com/5zhp2v7h

USICE under the USDHS is known to be the most corrupt immigration enforcement agency in the U.S. and operates without accountability by the U.S. Congress. Article link: http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2017/10/us-ice-and-border-customs-agents-lack.html

Ediror's note: Apparently, several members of the Milwaukee Hmong community were arrested by USICE, no names have been released, according to a source.

33-Jose Rosas Morales Originally From Mexico Arrested By USICE In The Southside Of Milwaukee, Father To 3 Children And A Fourth Child On The Way, Mother Of Children Heartbroken

Morales was taken into custody in the Southside of Milwaukee by USICE, FBI and USDHS agents.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

April 9, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, Jose Rosas Morales, 33, originally from Mexico was taken into custody by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) agents at the 3300 block of W. Scott Street in the Southside of Milwaukee. A video shared by Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) showed when Morales was taken into custody by more then seven federal agents without any resistance by Morales. (Video courtesy of Fabian Hrz at link: https://youtu.be/5mcHzFjmzYE)

His fiancé, Patricia Helen Raney told HNNUSA on Wednesday, that she is very devastated and heart broken to have Morales taken away from her and her three children ages 3, 2, 10-month-old and a baby on the way. Raney described Morales as a loving father to all his children, and he was the bread winner and provided for the family. Raney says that Morales wanted her to stay at home to take care of their children, but since Morales was taken into custody, she doesn't know how she will provide for her children.

Raney has been unable to accept several call collect calls from Morales on Wednesday due to a lack of resources, since being detained by USICE, and sent to the Dodge County Detention Facility.

Raney has reached out to Voces de la Frontera for help, but she doesn't know how that will turnout.

Morales who resides in Racine, according to court records had a status court conference hearing on Tuesday at the Racine County Court House for 4 misdemeanor charges, resisting/obstructing an officer, operating while revoked, and 3 misdemeanor counts for bail jumping (filed on 9/24/2024). A plea sentencing for Morales was scheduled for August 12, 2025. Morales remained on a $1,650 signature bond, according to Racine County court records.

On 5/17/2024, Morales was charged with misdemeanor charges for OWI (2nd), operating while revoked, and operating with a PAC (2nd). He remains on a $1,000 signature bond. A plea sentencing for Morales was scheduled for August 12, 2025.

A Gofundme has been created to help Jose Rosas Morales's children and resolve his immigration  case

https://gofund.me/ddeb895f

36-year-old Kevin Ivan López Arrested For 1st-degree Sexual Assault Of A Child And Intercourse With A Person Under 16, And Sexual Assault Of A Unconscious Victim

López was the co-owner of Judy's Cantina when the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl occurred in Milwaukee.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 9, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, Kevin Ivan López, 36, the former co-owner of Judy's Cantina, a Mexican Restaurant at the 2100 block of N. Farwell Ave., and Doña Judy's taco truck was taken into custody. López was charged for 1st-degree child sexual assault - intercourse with a person under 16 and sexual assault of a unconscious victim. A criminal complaint was filed against López on March 28, 2025.

López is originally from Mexico City, Mexico.

If convicted, López is facing up to 60 years in prison for 1st-degree child sexual under 16 and up to 40 years in prison and up to $100K in fines, or both for sexual assault of a unconscious victim.

According to the criminal complaint, on the early hours of March 24, 2025, López along with three other individuals after meeting at Judy's Cantina left the restaurant after closing to pickup a 14-year-old girl, and later returned to the closed restaurant and dranked to 4:00 a.m., then they left to an apartment where the 24-year-old female and the 14-year-old girl fell asleep in a bed. The young girl was awaken when she noticed that her 24-year-old sister who was unconscious was being sexually assaulted by López, and he also took photos of her naked with his cellphone. The girl also told police that López then sexually assaulted her while grabbing her arms and held her hands above her head. She told López to stop, but he wouldn't stop, according to the complaint. 

Afterwards, the 24-year-old woman woke up, and her young sister told her what had occurred, and that she did not want to do it with López, but it happened. Both sisters went to the hospital for medical treatment and to get sexual assault exams.

USICE Identified Both Undocumented Marco Ignacio Cruz-Garcia, 24, From Mexico Arrested At Milwaukee County Court House And Edwin O. Bustamante-Sierra, 27, From Nicaragua Arrested At Safety Building

Both Cruz-Garcia and Bustamante-Sierra are undocumented and had criminal charges in Milwaukee County.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 8, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) have identified both Marco Ignacio Cruz-Garcia, 24, originally from Mexico and Edwin O. Bustamante-Sierra, 27, originally from Nicaragua as the undocumented individuals that were arrested while attending court hearings in Milwaukee County. Cruz-Garcia was taken into custody by USICE at the Milwaukee County Court House hallway on March 20, 2025, USICE reported. Bustamante-Sierra was taken into custody at the Safety Building on April 3, 2025.

Cruz-Garcia was charged on January 18, 2025 in Milwaukee County for 1 misdemeanor count for battery including domestic abuse assessment, according to Milwaukee County court records. He was out on bail with a signature bond of $2,500.

USICE alleged that Cruz-Garcia was a member of the Sureños transnational street gang, and on February 2020, an immigration judge ordered Cruz-Garcia removed from the U.S.. He was deported to Mexico.

Bustamante-Sierra was charged on November 5, 2024 in Milwaukee County with 3 felony counts for 2nd-degree recklessly endangering safety, with use of a dangerous weapon; 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon, and endangering safety with recklessly use of a firearm. He was out on bail with a signature bond of $3,500.

On November 2023, Bustamante-Sierra was charged with two felony counts for 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety, after discharging a firearm, but the charges were later dismissed. 

On December 2022, Bustamante-Sierra was charged with 1 misdemeanor count for possession of cocaine, and posted a $500 signature  bond. The open case is still pending, according to Milwaukee County court records.

Bustamante-Sierra remains detained at the Dodge County Detention Facility in Wisconsin pending deportation.

U.S. ICE Enforcement And Removal Operations In Milwaukee Begin With 2,000 Federal Agents From The FBI And U.S.DHS, Undocumented Immigrant Arrested In The Southside

Several undocumented individuals were arrested in late March and early April at the Milwaukee County Court House and Safety Building hallways by U.S.ICE. On Tuesday, U.S.ICE, FBI and USDHS agents arrested an undocumented immigrant in the Southside of Milwaukee.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 8, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, just before noon, multiple federal agents allegedly arrested an undocumented immigrant at the 3300 block of W. Scott St. in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Apparently, the individual arrested had just returned from a court hearing in Racine, Wisconsin.

Federal agents from the the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Enforcement and Removal Operations agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE), U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other law enforcement agents in unmarked vehicles with tinted windows were waiting for the undocumented immigrant at the 3300 block of W. Scott Street, according to neighbors.

Late last month and in early April, two undocumented individuals were arrested by USICE at the Milwaukee County Court House and Safety Building hallways.

The two taken by USICE at the Milwaukee County Court House and Safety Building hallways were identified as Marco Cruz-Garcia, 24, originally from Mexico, he was criminally charged for misdemeanor battery and domestic abuse assessment. He was arrested by USICE on March 20, 2025 at the Milwaukee County Court House hallway. Cruz-Garcia has been deported to Mexico, according to USICE.

The second undocumented individual arrested by USICE was on April 3, 2025 at the Safety Building hallway was identified as Edwin Bustamante-Sierra, 27, originally from Nicaragua, he was previously arrested for reckless use of a firearm and possession of cocaine, according to Milwaukee County court records. He is being held at the Dodge County Detention Facility in Wisconsin pending deportation.

Several videos of the USICE and FBI's Tuesday arrest incident were posted by Fabian Hrz in social media (Facebook) and shared with Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA).

Also a second video showing the feds placing the undocumented individual in a black vehicle was shared by Brandon Miller.

HNNUSA had previously reported that at least 2,000 federal agents from various federal law enforcement had been assigned to Wisconsin to operate under Trump's mass arrests of undocumented immigrants and deportation for the next months.

37-year-old Bessie A. Ortega Arrested For Felony Shoplifting Warrant In Milwaukee, Also Wanted In 8 Counties For Shoplifting Charges, She's The Mother Of Double Homicide Fugitive Jeremiah N. Taylor

Ortega was taken into custody in Milwaukee on a felony warrant for shoplifting (retail theft), and she is also wanted in 8 other Wisconsin counties on shoplifting charges, and bail jumping as well.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 7, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Monday, Bessie A. Ortega, 37, was taken into custody in Milwaukee on a felony warrant for 1 felony count for shoplifting over $500, and was booked in the Milwaukee County jail. Ortega had an open felony warrant, since December 2022 for alleged intentional retail theft of more than $500 dated October 27, 2021, according to Milwaukee County records.

If convicted, Ortega is facing up to 3 years in prison and 5 months in jail, and up to $10,000 in fines, or both for each felony retail theft count. She is also facing up to 6 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, or both for each felony bail jumping count.

Also charges for misdemeanor retail theft under $500, including party to a crime, and operating a vehicle while license suspended are pending.  

Ortega also has a hold from 8 other Wisconsin law enforcement agencies for shoplifting (retail thefts) charges with active felony warrants from Racine County Sheriff's Office, Appleton Police Department, Waukesha County Sheriff's Office, DuPage County Sheriff's Office, Ozuakee County Sheriff's Office, Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office, Kenosha County Sheriff's Office and Outagamie County Sheriff's Office.

• In Waukesha County,  Ortega is facing 9 felony counts for retail theft of more than $500, and 5 misdemeanor counts for retail theft under $500.

• In Racine Count, Ortega is facing 2 felony counts of retail theft over $500, and was convicted in June 2022 for 1 felony count for forgery, and in June 2021 for 1 felony count for bail jumping.

• In Outagamie Couny, Ortega is facing 2 misdemeanor counts for retail theft under $500, and 3 felony counts for retail theft over $500, and 10 felony counts for bail jumping, and 2 misdemeanor counts for bail jumping.

• In Fond du Lac County, Ortega is facing 2 felony counts for retail theft over $500, and 5 felony counts for bail jumping, also as s repeater, and 1 misdemeanor count for bail jumping as a repeater.

• In Ozuakee County, Ortega is facing 1 felony count for retail theft over $500, and 2 misdemeanors for resisting/obstructing and officer and possess drug paraphernalia.

• In Kenosha County, Ortega is facing 1 felony count for retail theft over $500 and party to a crime.

Ortega is the mother of Jeremiah N. Taylor, 18, a double homicide suspect wanted in Milwaukee. Taylor remains on the run, since December 25, 2024, when he and Quintarez D. Morris, 18, did a fatal drive-by in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Both Taylor and Morris were each charged with two felony counts of 1st-degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon and party to a crime for the Christmas Day 2024, double drive-by homicides of Exziel Rivera, 15, and Nayah Vásquez, 18, at the 1100 block of S. 37 Street in the Southside of Milwaukee.

If convicted on all counts, Taylor and Morris are facing up to 60 years in prison and up to $100,000 in fines, or both for each count of 1st-degree reckless homicide.

Chicago Salsa Bachata Festival 2025 Postponed Until November, Marcos Ramos-Garcia Co-organizer Resigns, Touch Events Announced

Ramos-Garcia, aka, DJ BachaTito stepping aside (resigns) as a Touch Events co-organizer of the 1Oth Annual Chicago Salsa and Bachata Festival 2025 in Chicago.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 6, 2025

Chicago, Illinois - On Saturday, Touch Events announced that their 10th Annual Chicago Salsa and Bachata Festival 2025 (CSBF) that was scheduled to take place on April 18th at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare has been postponed until November after multiple former dance and festival participants from the Latino dance community had allegedly claimed that they had experienced sexual assault, harassment abuse, and sexual misconduct behavior by multiple individuals involved in the festival at a previous year's event and had brought it up to organizers of the CSBF and nothing was actually done. (HNNUSA article link: http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2025/03/jose-serrano-owner-of-evolucion-latina.html)

Claire Rebecca, a popular dancer, 2023 Summit Championship Dancer, Miami, Florida, and instructor exposed her experience and alleged sexual assaults by Jose Serrano and Douglas Ortiz who were also involved with the festival, and as her revelation was shared in social media (Facebook/FB), others began to also alleged sexual misconduct and etc., which involved other entertainment personnel of the CSBF including Marcos Ramos-Garcia also known as DJ BachaTito from Milwaukee who is a co-organizer with the CSBF and a registered agent for Lucky 7 Promotions from Milwaukee who contracted Zacarias Ferreira, a Bachata singer to perform at the CSBF on Saturday, April 19th as a separate event at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. Ramos-Garcia has not confirmed, if Ferreira will be canceled, since the CSBF has postponed its event until November.

HNNUSA has learned that those individuals named by victims of alleged sexual assault and sexual misconduct incidents have not been criminally charged with a crime.

On August 17, 2022, Ramos-Garcia filed a defamation civil lawsuit in Milwaukee County against Betsy Resto after she called Ramos-Garcia a "groomer," "predator," “abuser,” "rapist," and someone who was “preying” on an “underage” girl, etc..

Resto posted in her FB account that, "His case was dismissed with prejudice after the Court ordered him to produce his text messages with the women who accused him of sexual misconduct under oath in court documents, including one woman who testified that he had sex with her while she was a minor, another who testified he made an unwelcome sexual advance when she was his employee, and a third who testified she believes he drugged her after she had a complete blackout of memory after a night out with him only for him to later text her about how they “made out ferociously.” I also testified about my uncomfortable experiences with Marcos when I was on his dance team, such as him barging into the fitting room without knocking, going back on promises, and insisting he didn’t say things I knew he had said (gaslighting)." FB link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/12K7d4Lq3vc/

Editor's note:

The following link contains 28 Public Survivor Stories with links created by Not Just Chisme in Google docs.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BqBWu3Ihu9FDpmRhTCpx94O909E1e3ZIVFcbrhyOjy8/htmlview

37-year-old Undocumented Carlos M. Chávez Charged With 2 Felony Counts For Child Pornography In Racine County

Chávez, an undocumented immigrant was taken into custody for downloading multiple videos of child pornography and is on hold by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the City of Racine.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 5, 2025

Racine, Wisconsin - On April 1, Carlos M. Chávez, 37, of Racine was taken into custody after downloading at least 3 child pornography videos from the internet to his Google drive, according to the criminal complaint. The Racine County Sheriff's Office received information in November from the Center for Missing and Exploited Children that Chávez had downloaded 3 videos of child pornography.

Chávez was taken into custody last Tursday by the Racine County Sheriff's Office and has been criminally charged with two felony counts for possession of child pornography.

If convicted, Chávez is facing up to 25 years in prison and up to $100,000 in fines, or both for each count.

Chávez is being held on a cash bond of $25,000, but the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has a hold on him, since he is undocumented.

73-year-old María Carlota Alfaro And Son Fatally Shot Several Squatters In Her Property At The Township Of Tlapala In The State Of Mexico, MX

Alfaro and her son fatally shot several squatters in her property after they changed the locks in the home.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 3, 2025

Township of Tlapala, State of Mexico, Mexico - On Tuesday, María Carlota Alfaro, 73, and her son fatally shot several men and wounded a 14-year-old boy in her property in the State of Mexico in Mexico.

About a week ago, multiple squatters had taken over her property and house in Mexico.

According to reports, the shooting incident occurred on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Alfaro's property in the neighborhood of Unidad Habitacional Ex Hacienda de Guadalupe in the township of Candelaria Tlapala in the municipality of Chalco, State of Mexico in Mexico. 

On April 2, 2025, Municipal police arrested Alfaro, her son Eduardo, and daughter Mariana in connection with the double homicide. Alfaro is facing charges double homicide and attempted murder.

The two man killed by Alfaro and her son were identified as Justin Márquez Torres, 19, and Esau Marquez Cortillo, 51, and a 14-year-old male was wounded in the shooting.

According to information, both Torres and Cortillo exhibited having firearms in social media posts and are believed to be members of the group Sindicato 22 de Octubre (October 22 Syndicate), led by Cortillo, which is known as a squatters organized criminal group that invade homes.

Alfaro and her family had filed complaints with the Chalco authorities that squatters had taken over her property and home, but the corrupt Mexican authorities failed to do anything, so she and her family took it upon themselves to get their property back.

Since the shooting, Alfaro has become as Doña Carlota la sicaria (cartel hitwoman) and memes have gone viral making her into a folklore legend standing up against corruption and squatters.

36-year-old Kevin Ivan López, Co-owner Of Judy's Cantina Mexican Restaurant Charged With 1st-degree Child Sexual Assault-Intercourse With A Person Under 16 And Sexual Assault Of Unconscious Victim In Milwaukee

López posted in social media that he will surrender to police and face charges.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

April 1, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On early Tuesday, Kevin Ivan López, 36, the co-owner of Judy's Cantina, a Mexican Restaurant at the 2100 block of N. Farwell Ave., and Doña Judy's taco truck posted on social media that he will turn himself in to police and face charges for 1st-degree child sexual assault - intercourse with a person under 16 and sexual assault of a unconscious victim. A criminal complaint was filed against López on March 28, 2025. Also felony warrant was issued for López on March 29.

López is originally from Mexico City, Mexico.

If convicted, López is facing up to 60 years in prison for 1st-degree child sexual under 16 and up to 40 years in prison and up to $100K in fines, or both for sexual assault of a unconscious victim.

López posted on early Tuesday in his social media (Facebook) account, "By now there's been a lot circulating in regards to what I'm being accused of, I hope anyone who has ever known me can look back and think about the person they've known me to be and have always been and can see how things dont align. As I turn myself in to deal with this head on I hope that the truth comes to light and the system works the way it's intended to. I'm not posting this for sympathy, but for context."

According to the criminal complaint, on the early hours of March 24, 2025, López along with three other individuals after meeting at Judy's Cantina left the restaurant after closing to pickup a 14-year-old girl, and later returned to the closed restaurant and dranked to 4:00 a.m., then they left to an apartment where the 24-year-old female and the 14-year-old girl fell asleep in a bed. The young girl was awaken when she noticed that her 24-year-old sister who was unconscious was being sexually assaulted by López, and he also took photos of her naked with his cellphone. The girl also told police that López then sexually assaulted her while grabbing her arms and held her hands above her head. She told López to stop, but he wouldn't stop, according to the complaint. 

Afterwards, the 24-year-old woman woke up, and her young sister told her what had occurred, and that she did not want to do it with López, but it happened. Both sisters went to the hospital to get medical treatment and to get sexual assault exams.

Latina Among 24 Homicides Reported In 2025 In The City Of Milwaukee, In 2024, 17 Hispanics Were Murdered, In 2023, 26 Hispanics Were Murdered, While 7 Latinos Committed Suicide

Latina among 24 homicides reported from January thru March in Milwaukee this year.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 30, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - At least one Latina has been reported murdered in Milwaukee since January in connection with a fatal shooting. On January 22, 2025, Jocelyn Jimenez, 22, of Milwaukee was fatally shot at the 3900 block of W. Cheyenne Ave., including her parents ages 56 and 54, who both survived. Jimenez's brother has been charged in the homicide and attempted homicides,  according to Milwaukee County court records.

Jimenez's brother, Gerardo Jimenez-Rico, 32, confessed to police that he shot his sister and both his parents for being bullied for years. 

Jimenez-Rico was criminally charged with 1st-degree intentional homicide, use of a dangerous weapon and domestic abuse inflicting pain, and two counts for attempted 1st-degree intentional homicide, use of a dangerous weapon and domestic abuse inflicting pain.

If convicted, Jimenez-Rico is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole for 1st-degree intentional homicide and up to life in prison without the possibility of parole for each count of attempted 1st-degree intentional homicide. 

A cash bond of $1M was set for Jimenez-Rico, according to Milwaukee County court records.

Jimenez is survived by her 3-year-old daughter.

Other deaths and homicide stats:

In 2024, 17 Hispanics were murdered in Milwaukee, while in 2023, 26 Hispanics were reported murdered, and 7 male Hispanics committed suicide, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office.

• There were 134 homicides in 2024, that included 17 Hispanics, 13 males and 4 females, according to Milwaukee police. http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2025/01/17-hispanics-murdered-in-2024-13-males.html

• 107 Suicides Reported In 2023 By The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office, Highest Suicide Rate Committed By Whites 71%, Blacks 18.6% And Hispanics 6.5% http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2024/01/107-suicides-reported-in-2023-by.html

• In 2023, 26 Hispanics Were Among 183 Reported Homicides In The City Of Milwaukee http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2024/01/in-2023-26-hispanics-were-among-183.html

Jose Serrano, Owner Of Evolución Latina Dance Company In Chicago, Resigned After Dancer Claire Rebecca From Minneapolis Alleged Abused Behavior, Coerce Sexual Encounter Leading To Suicidal Tendencies

Serrano recently resigned as the owner of Evolución Latina Dance Company In Chicago shortly after a dancer from Minneapolis posted in her Facebook account in three parts that she had experienced abuse, coerce sexual encounters that led to suicidal tendencies.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 27, 2025

Chicago, Illinois - On Saturday, the Evolución Latina Dance Company in Chicago announced that Jose Serrano, its owner had resigned from the company after Claire Rebecca, a popular dancer from Minneapolis, Minnesota posted on her Facebook (FB) account in three part posts that she had been abused, coerce to have sexual encounters with Serrano leading to suicidal tendencies. 

Rebecca's FB post: part 1 of 3, https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AHQRCu2z6/; part 2 of 3, https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GVJMuZP37/, and part 3, https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1QJTZg4EK3/

Serrano has not released a statement in regards to Rebecca's allegations. Rebecca on part 1 wrote, "I was abused and groomed by Jose Serrano. Over a period of years...I joined Evolución Latina Minneapolis and eventually became the first captain...Soon he controlled my personal and financial decisions as well." Serrano is married, but apparently coerced Rebecca to have sexual encounters with him periodically.

On FB part 2, Serrano began to frequently contact her and to flirt with her, and he told her that his wife could never know. "Eventually, he coerced me into sleeping with him and then told me I could never tell anyone, even my future husband," Rebecca wrote.

She says that he would abuse her to the point of having "severe suicidal thoughts and almost acted on them. If my mother hadn't called I don't know if I'd be here today."

Rebecca also claimed, that during time with Evolución, she was sexually assaulted by Douglas Ortiz, Serrano's best friend.

She finally escaped from Serrano's frequent abuse by leaving the dance company.

Rebecca's FB posts has drawn hundreds of comments including that she is another victim of sexual assault in the Latin Dance Community.

Also, James Carlson, President & CEO Of Premier Latino Events LLC from Saint Paul, Minnesota on Friday confirmed that his dance company "will no longer host, collaborate with, or engage in any partnership with ELDC or it's affiliates Evolución Latina Minneapolis, as long as the organization remains under the leadership of Jose Serrano." The local ELDC will be provided guidance to the leadership and dancers as they navigate their transition away from Serrano, according to Carlson.

The Chicago Salsa & Bachata Festival 2025 (CSBF - Island Touch Events) has also announced that they have decided to disassociate themselves from Serrano and Ortiz for the upcoming CSBF event in April 2025. CSBF statements regarding Jose Serrano and Douglas Ortiz https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AHTD6S8os/ & regarding  Marcos Ramos-Garcia https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1YQEB8ac5G/ & CSBF video response to current concerns and allegations raised https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DVNfhtUBm/

According to a FB post by Zumba Alegre, the CSBF is not doing enough for the victims of abuse behavior by a predator cesspool. Alegre says that Marcos Ramos-Garcia, aka, DJ BachaTito, the registered agent for Lucky 7 Promotions LLC from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the co-organizer of the CSBF "has been called by women for inappropriate advances" and has been ignored by CSBF organizers. The CSBF holds events in Chicago, but none of the organizers are from Chicago, Alegre alleged.

On Wednesday, the Denver Salsa Bachata Zouk/Kizomba Congress announced that it had terminated its contract and association with Zeke Ruvalcaba and Marcos Ramos-Garcia for the current convention and all future events in light of the recently surfaced allegations of sexual harassment, effective immediately. (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B4uZQ4P7j/)

Kevin Avila on Wednesday,  in his FB account wrote that Ruvalcaba allegedly sexually assaulted two individuals in 2022, and yet CSBF continued to employ him. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1KasQD4HYh/

Marcos Eduardo Raygoza posted his alleged sexual assault by Zeke Ruvalcaba at the CSBF in 2022 when he was 18 at the following Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHmhkRWuqhF/?igsh=cWNnNDJvamU4eWN4

Also, that CSBF had known for the last two years that Ramos-Garcia had been accused of alleged sexual misconduct, and Ramos-Garcia had filed a civil lawsuit in Milwaukee County against a female defendant for making the allegation, but Ramos-Garcia later dropped the lawsuit in February 2024.

The following FB post comment allegation was made by Lysandraliz Santos (Ramos-Garcia's ex-girlfriend) in Rebecca's 3 part in the comment thread section four days ago.

"I went through the same thing…..it started when I was 17 and finished at 21. Do they still hire him as a DJ and to teach yes! Do people know he’s a predator probably yes! My abuser is Marcos Ramos Garcia. He tried suing my friend because she exposed the truth. And he pulled out the case because he couldn’t prove himself innocent. STOP SUPPORTING THESE MANIPULATIVE RAPIST AS HEADLINERS."

Ramos-Garcia has never been charged for sexual assault or sexual misconduct in Wisconsin or Illinois.

The Re Ba Dance Company on Wednesday announced that it was redrawing participation at the CSBF 2025 due to recent allegations of abuse and sexual misconduct involving Serrano, Ruvalcaba, Ortiz, Ramos-Garcia and Rudi Lopez. (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1LnhaEnRMR/)

Those individuals named above have not made any public statements regarding the allegations against them.

Rebecca's claim of experiencing abuse behavior by Serrano, including coerce sexual encounters leading to suicidal tendencies has brought attention to the alleged acts by some so called predators (individuals) that prey on unsuspecting and vulnerable victims attracted to the Latin dance community in the tri-states of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Editor's note: It seems that Rebecca's three part Facebook post has opened the Pandora Box in the Latin dance community.

Joseph Cuervo also posted in the comment thread in Rebecca's part 3 that Luis Loredo from Dallas, Texas was outed by Victoria Peña (also a victim of abuse) who allegedly exposed another FB post dated February 18, 2023 by Xavier Haskin, which wrote that Loredo had at least 16 women (victims) who alleged that Loredo either assaulted, sexually assaulted or experienced sexual harassment from him, including  Alicia Lore who made her story public in social media. (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16118VBF26/)

Another alleged coercive sexual abuse incident, Felipe Martinez posted on Rebecca's 3 part FB post comments, a FB post link by Madison Gutierrez dated March 11, 2020 regarding a dance instructor named Gabriel Romero at Allegro from the San Francisco Bay area in California who had allegedly impregnated one of his student team dancers and had her get an abortion while he was having another sexual relationship at the time with another dancer from the same dance team. Both student dancers (victims) came forward and identified themselves in the comment thread and confirmed what had happened. (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16LdXCB58v/)

Andres Meneses, the CEO from Latin Street Music & Dancing announced that Serrano "will no longer rent studios at Latin Music" in Chicago. (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AGKxPbQ3Q/)

On March 29, 2025, a letter of Cease and Desist Demand for Defamation Against M&A DanceLab Studio and Alejandro Awuro was sent to Douglas Ortiz, aka, DJ Dougy Fresh of Miami Dance District who has been making false allegations against Awuro, if Ortiz fails to stop, a lawsuit will be filed against him by Awuro. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19S9V8XVnY/

The following link contains 28 Public Survivor Stories with links created by Not Just Chisme in Google docs.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BqBWu3Ihu9FDpmRhTCpx94O909E1e3ZIVFcbrhyOjy8/htmlview

Latino Activist, Civil Rights, Voting Rights And Immigration Attorney Narciso L. Aleman Passed Away In Milwaukee

Aleman, at a young age was a migrant farmworker who later became an attorney that advocated for Civil Rights, Voting Rights and helped address immigration issues in the Latino community.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 25, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Sunday evening, March 16, 2025, Narciso L. Aleman, 78, passed away at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, according to an obituary posted by Cremation Society of Milwaukee. The obituary says, that Aleman died after a series of illnesses and complications resulting from diabetes and heart disease. Born November 25, 1946, in Edcouch, Texas, Aleman was one of nine children born to Alfredo and Teresa Aleman.

Raised as a migrant farmworker, Aleman came of age during the Chicano Movement that activated many U.S.-born Mexicans and their allies. Over the course of his life, he was involved with the social justice movement across the country, participating in the work of the Crusade for Justice in Denver, Colorado, the National La Raza Unida Party, the Texas Farmworker's Union, the Student Non-Violent Organizing Committee, United Bronx Parents, the Latin American Union for Civil Rights and Esperanza Unida, both in Milwaukee, the Wisconsin Migrant Council, and the National Council of La Raza.

Aleman was an activist and a scholar dedicated to lifelong learning. He helped form and was the President of the first Chicano college in the nation, Colegio Jacinto Trevino in Mercedes, Texas. He received a master's degree in education from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where Professor Thomas J. Porter mentored him. He went on to earn a Law Degree (1983) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Ph.D. (1994) in Educational Policy and Administration from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, with combined studies at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.

Dedicated to both law and education, Aleman was actively engaged in both disciplines throughout his adult life. In private practice he focused on issues from redistricting and voting rights, to civil rights complaints, and immigration. He and Attorney Richard "Rick" Congdon of Waukesha filed the 1984 redistricting case Vincent K. Knox, Juan Mireles, et.al v. Milwaukee County Board of Elections Commissioners, representing the plaintiffs who challenged the County's redrawn voting maps on the grounds they severely limited the opportunity for representation by African Americans and Latinos on the Milwaukee County Board. As a result of the lawsuit, the County redrew the maps.

Later he would serve Milwaukee County as an assistant district attorney and eventually established his own immigration law practice.

After becoming engaged in restorative justice theory and practice, Aleman served as a mediator for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction through Marquette University, handling special education mediations, under the direction of Professor Eva Soeka. He also served as a mediator in clergy abuse cases between the victims of priest abuse and Milwaukee Archdiocese, as part of the Marquette University Restorative Justice Program.

As an educator, Aleman worked with countless numbers of students across the country, teaching at the University of Utah-Salt Lake City, the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Arizona State University-Tempe, and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. While living in the D.C. area and working with the Arnulfo Chapa Immigration Law Office, he taught at the Montgomery County Vocational College, and the Virginia Technical College.

Aleman retired from legal practice in 2018 as the Senior Attorney for Casa Las Americas Immigration Solutions in Pharr, Texas, which he operated with assistance from Tila Luna, his immensely talented office manager.

Aleman will be greatly missed in Milwaukee including Wisconsin and Texas. 

Funeral services will be private, as requested by Aleman.

Narciso Aleman interview on June 29, 2015 in Texas, multiple video clips at link: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth836687/m1/

40-year-old Reinaldo Melendez Charged With Repeated Sexual Assault Of A Child For At Least 4 years, Since The Child Was 6, Between 2019 Thru 2023

Melendez's repeated sexual assault of the child began at 6 years old when he began to take the liberty to touch her inappropriately.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 24, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On March 8, 2024, Reinaldo Melendez, 40, was criminally charged with one felony count of repeated sexual assault of a child (3 or more violations of 1st-degree sexual assault) between March 6, 2019 thru August 3, 2023 (4 years), according to the Milwaukee County criminal complaint.

If convicted, Melendez could be facing up to 60 years in prison. Cash bail for Melendez was set at $15,000, according to court records.

Melendez is scheduled for a Milwaukee County jury trial on May 19, 2025 at the Safety Building room 620.

According to the criminal complaint, Melendez who is the stepfather of the female child victim began to inappropriately touch her at the age of 6, immediately after meeting her mother, and would come into her bedroom at night to sexually assault her. The sexual assault incidents occurred daily during the above mentioned time period when no one was at home or everyone was sleeping. The child victim described to police that Melendez would leave hand marks on her wrists when he would hold her down to sexually assault her. The door knobs to her bedroom were removed, but Melendez would still get into her bedroom to sexually assault her, according to the criminal complaint.

The child victim's mother left to Puerto Rico and left the child with her biological father who later discovered that his daughter had been sexually molested by Melendez.

The biological father also learned that her mother knew about the repeated sexual assaults of the child victim for 4 years, but didn't report it to police.

On October 4, 2023, Melendez was sentenced to 9 months at the Community Reintegration Center (formerly the Milwaukee County House of Corrections), but the sentenced was stayed and placed on probation for 18 months. He was convicted for one felony count of fleeing or eluding an officer.

Elon Musk Offers $100 For Wisconsin Voters That Sign Petition Opposing Activist Judges, Sounds Like Waukesha County Republican Activist State Supreme Court Candidate Brad Schimel Is Also Targeted

The American PAC dot org funded by Musk is offering $100 to Wisconsin voters to oppose activist judges, which also includes Republican and Conservative activist judges who legislate from the bench in Waukesha County and don't abide by WI Court of Appeals rulings and don't follow the state laws regarding domestic abuse divorce cases involving children.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

Match 22, 2025

Wisconsin - Elon Musk is offering $100 for Wisconsin voters to sign a petition by the American PAC dot org funded by Musk opposing activist judges, does that mean Musk also opposes Republican and Conservative activist judges too, who legislate from the bench, especially from the Waukesha County family court that don't abide by WI Court of Appeals rulings and don't follow the law?

Example: The Julie Valadez v. Ricardo Valadez divorce case in Waukesha County  http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2023/02/frivolous-felony-charges-and-warrant.html

The Musk/American PAC dot org petition says, Judges should interpret laws as written, not rewrite them to fit their personal or political agendas.

By signing below, I'm rejecting the actions of activist judges who impose their own views and demanding a judiciary that respects its role—interpreting, not legislating. Judges should interpret laws as written, not rewrite them to fit their personal or political agendas, says the Musk/American PAC petition.

To be fair, it allegedly sounds like Waukesha County Republican activist State Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel Is also targeted by the Musk/American PAC.

2,000 USICE, FBI, U.S. Marshals, USDHS, USATF And USDEA Agents Assigned For Massive Immigration Enforcement In Wisconsin For The Next 4 Months

A Facebook post shared more than 1,000 times in Wisconsin indicates that certain state legislators met last week in Madison before the Spring recess to discuss an upcoming massive immigration enforcement operation targeting the state.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 21, 2025

Madison, Wisconsin - On Friday, Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) learned that Tracy Xiong from Madison posted in her Facebook account that multiple Wisconsin state legislators had met last week in Madison to discuss an upcoming massive Trump MAGA (Make Amerikkka Great Again) immigration enforcement operation targeting the state involving at least 2,000 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) agents including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, USATF and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (USDEA) federal agents conducting ongoing operations for at least 4 months, according to Xiong. 

HNNUSA reviewed local Milwaukee Southside Wisconsin State Assembly members and state senator's social media accounts, but none had anything posted in regards to the upcoming massive MAGA USICE immigration enforcement operation in the state.

HNNUSA attempted to contact Xiong via messenger, but have received no response before publishing article. Xiong did write in her post that she would update the immigration enforcement operation as more information becomes available.

So far, Wisconsin has been spared by the Trump MAGA administration in regards to conducting USICE operations to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants in the state.

There are more than 70,000 undocumented immigrants in Wisconsin, and 47,000 are employed in manufacturing, agriculture, construction, and also operate their own local businesses and restaurants.

Nearly 56,000 U.S. citizens in Wisconsin live with at least one family member who is undocumented. Undocumented immigrants contribute more than $157M in federal taxes and up to $101M in state and local taxes, according to the American Immigration Council.

37-year-old Michael Angel Espinoza Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Sexual Assault Of A Child Under 13 In Milwaukee

Espinoza was convicted on January 2025 after pleading guilty to 1st-degree child sexual assault-sexual contact or sexual intercourse with person under 13, according to Milwaukee County court records.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 21, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Friday, Michael Angel Espinoza, 37, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for one felony count for 1st-degree child sexual assault-sexual contact or sexual intercourse with person under 13. He was ordered to serve 15 years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision.

Espinoza also pleaded guilty to one felony count for sex offender registry violation and was sentenced to 6 years in prison and ordered to serve 3 years in prison and 3 years of extended supervision, to be served concurrently (at same time) with count one.

Espinoza was criminally charged in June 29, 2023, according to Milwaukee County court records.

According to the criminal complaint, Espinoza allegedly sexually assaulted his 12-year-old female cousin and had allegedly admitted to police that he sexually assaulted her.

Espinoza was convicted in February 2013 for two felony counts for 2nd-degree sexual assault of a child and was sentenced to 8 years in prison, but his sentenced was stayed and served probation for 5 years.

Original Black Panthers Of Milwaukee Leader Darryl Farmer II, alias, King Rick Passed Away

Original Black Panthers of Milwaukee Leader Darryl Farmer II, alias, King Rick has passed away.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 19, 2025

WI: On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, it was reported that Darryl Farmer II, alias King Rick, 62, the leader of the Original Black Panthers of Milwaukee passed away. Farmer was the leader of the Original Black Panthers of Milwaukee. He joined the Black Panther movement at the age of 6 in 1968, and years later became a Black Panther cub, and has since been an advocate of the Black Civil Rights movement.

Farmer is known to confront incidents where Black members of the community have been discriminated upon or disrespected and he has resolved controversial incidents involving the Black community in Milwaukee. He has remained very vocal when inequality treatment of Blacks and the Brown community have faced issues in Milwaukee.

Farmer is credited for shutting down businesses that have abused and discriminated against members of the Black community.

Plea-sentencing Hearing Set For St. Adalbert's Catholic Former Pastor Mauricio B. Fernandez-Boscan For Criminally Embezzling More Than $33K From The Church Financial Account

Father Fernandez-Boscan is scheduled for plea-sentencing hearing on April 11 for embezzling more then $33K from the St. Adalbert's Catholic Church in the Southside of Milwaukee, according to Milwaukee County court records. Fernandez-Boscan was removed from St. Adalbert's Church three years ago.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A. 

March 19, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Southside St. Adalbert's Church former Pastor Mauricio B. Fernandez-Boscan, 42, originally from Venezuela is scheduled for a plea-sentencing hearing on April 11 for embezzling more than $33K from the St. Adalbert's Catholic Church credit card and checks without having any authority to do so. Fernandez-Boscan was criminally charged on February 6, 2025 with three misdemeanor counts of theft business setting under $2,500 each. 

If convicted, Fernandez-Boscan is facing up to 9 months in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, or both for each count. Fernandez-Boscan remains free on a $500 signature bond.

According to the criminal complaint, between 2018 to 2022, Fernandez-Boscan used the St. Adalbert's Church credit card to unlawfully charge $20,715.42 of unauthorized and inappropriate expenses for buying a Central Saw and Mower at a cost of $3,383.51, spending at Best Buy a total of $1,406.96, for airline charges to take a trip to Mexico at a cost of $2,156.48, Floor and Décor expense of $2,410.50, for Vision Works $529.95, Saint Francis de Sale Seminary expense of $2,350.00, and taking a trip to Italy costing $8,478.02. He used the parish credit card to pay for his own personal bills totaling $4,689.23. Fernandez-Boscan also wrote several checks for his personal expenses using the parish financial account for $8,153.94 (used to pay the Chenhalls Nissen SC law firm for legal immigration services), totalling up to $33,558.59 of expenses. 

The financial transactions by Fernandez-Boscan were made in access of his authority and without consent, according to the criminal complaint.

41-year-old Fernando Bustos, Out On A $750 Cash Bail, Charged With Video Recording Female Students While Semi-nude At Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Locker Room In Milwaukee

Bustos was ordered to report to the Milwaukee County jail on March 13 to be processed for one felony count of invading privacy by use of surveillance device. 

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 10, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On March 5, 2025, Fernando Bustos, 41, was taken into custody by police and posted a $750 cash bail bond, pending a preliminary hearing on March 13 and a Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office booking process, according to Milwaukee County court records.

On March 3, Bustos was charged with one felony count for invading privacy by use of surveillance device, he had an open felony warrant, but has since been rescinded.

If convicted, Bustos is facing up to 3 years and 6 months in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, or both.

School administrators became aware of Bustos illegal acts after hundreds of 10-second videos were discovered in a SD card in his office at the school, which was reviewed by staff. The Bustos videos were recorded from May 21, 2024 to February 1, 2025.

Bustos was the school's security coordinator and was collecting his belongings after getting fired for performance issues. He had left a camera with a SD card in his office, according to the administration.

On February 19, the school notified police about Bustos unauthorized video surveillance of female students in their locker room, which one girl was video recorded semi nude.

When police reviewed the videos, it showed Bustos installing a camera in the girl's locker room in October 2024, which is used by female students from 9th to 12th grade, according to the criminal complaint.

According to information sent to student parents, Andrew Stith, the President at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School confirmed that police are only investigating Bustos for secretly video recording 6 female students in the locker room, despite over 379 clips of videos recorded in October 7 - 8 in 2024 that were recovered and reviewed by police. It is not confirmed by police, if Bustos shared or uploaded the videos in the dark web.

Apparently, Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) learned from a student parent source, that more than 6 female students were secretly video recorded at the locker room by Bustos.

The CRJHS also released a 3-page parent and student letter on March 9, saying it would no longer hold a large parent and student public assembly at the school due to safety concerns and is not the appropriate course of action. But, the CRJHS will work with parents and students in a more private setting to discuss the pending Bustos case and other issues.

On March 10, Voces de la Frontera held a meeting for CRJSH students and their parents to discuss what occurred at the school and the lack of transparency by administrators and not informing the parents and students about what Bustos had engaged in until news sources began to report that Bustos was criminally charged for video recording underage female students semi-nude in the locker room.

On Ash Wednesday, March 5, multiple female students attending a school mass at 11:00 a.m. at the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School located at the 1800 block of W. National Ave., allegedly left in tears before the mass ended after Bustos's name was included in a prayer at the mass by a priest. Some of the student parents were posting in social media (Facebook) that the staff and administration at the CRJHS were inconsiderate to the victimized female students and in poor taste to allow for the priest to include Bustos's name in a prayer.

Bustos is a former Greenfield Police Officer who resigned in 2020 after several bottles of liquor worth $120 each went missing and not placed in inventory by Bustos who was one of the officers investigating a theft at a liquor store. Police body video camera footage from other officers at the scene showed Bustos handling the stolen bottles of liquor and placed them in his police squad car.

Bustos also made the Brady List of 191 law enforcement officers in Milwaukee County, which was released by TMJ4 News in conjunction with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the non-profit newsroom called Wisconsin Watch, the officers are listed for none credible, criminal and internal investigation issues.

Latest Brady List link: https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21833737/

Retirement Announced Of Milwaukee Police Captain Patrick T. Pajot Assigned To MPD District Station 2 In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Pajot has served more than 24 years with the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) and is currently the captain of the Southside Police District Station 2 located at the 200 block of W. Lincoln Ave..

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 10, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Monday, the Milwaukee Police Department-District Station 2 in the Southside of Milwaukee announced that Captain Patrick T. Pajot will retire on Friday, March 14, 2025. Captain Pajot was assigned to MPD Police District Station 2 in February of 2022.

MPD Police District Station 2 wrote in their social media page (Facebook), Captain Pajot has cared for the heart of District Two, always taking time to listen, problem-solve, and partner with the community. Whether it was tackling challenges head-on or finding creative solutions, he's used every tool at his disposal to help make our district stronger. Whether it was tackling crime trends, showing up at neighborhood events, or using every tool in the book, he made sure District Two stayed one of the best in the city.

A celebration retirement gathering will be held on Friday at the Police District Station 2 starting at 11:00 a.m., and the public is invited to wish him well.

Captain Pajot has 24 years of service in the Milwaukee Police Department and began his career as an officer in the police gang squad unit in 2000 at Police 2nd District Station.

According to the MPD, Captain Pajot, began his career with the Milwaukee Police Department on February 21, 2000 and was assigned to District 2 after graduating from the Police Academy. At District 2, he was assigned to the Anti-Gang Unit and worked closely with the community to reduce gang violence. In 2004, he was transferred to the Gangs Crimes-Intelligence Division, where he continued to work on reducing gang violence. In 2008, he was promoted to Detective and assigned to the robbery unit, before joining the Homicide Unit in 2010. In 2018, he was promoted to Lieutenant and was assigned to Violent Crimes for a short period of time before returning to the Homicide Unit. In 2021, He was promoted to Captain of Police and assigned as the Criminal Investigations Bureau Night Watch Commander. In September 2021, Captain Pajot was assigned as the commander of the Violent Crimes Divison within the Crimnal Investigations Bureau. In December of 2021, Captain Pajot was assigned as the commander for District Two. 

In 2008, Captain Pajot was awarded the Milwaukee Police Department / Milwaukee Police Association officer of the year. He has several accommodations with the department. Captain Pajot is a 2011 graduate of Leadership in Police Organizations program and a 2018 graduate of Northwestern Supervision of Police Personnel.

Captain Pajot is the commander of the Crisis Negations Unit and has been an active member of this unit since 2010.  

Captain Pajot replaced Captain David Salazar at Police District 2. The MPD hasn't announced who will be assigned to Police District Station 2 to replace Captain Pajot.

In February 2022, Captain Pajot along with Police Officers Daniel Clifford and Eliel Contreras were awarded plaques by the 31st Street Safety Committee in recognition for their contribution and service to the Southside community in the Milwaukee Police District 2 Station area.

Washington And Winnebago County Sheriff's Offices In Wisconsin Joined 287g In Partnership With USICE In March 2025 To Turn Over Undocumented Criminal Inmates For Deportation Process

Out of 72 County Sheriff's Offices in Wisconsin, only 11 have joined the discriminatory 287g partnership with USICE.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 8, 2025

Updated

Wisconsin- A total of 11 County Sheriff's Department's in Wisconsin have joined 287g partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) to conduct immigration enforcement at their county jails as of March 7, 2025, which jailed undocumented inmates arrested by state or local law enforcement and booked at the county jails that are suspected of being illegally in the U.S., and are identified as removable illegal aliens with criminal or pending criminal charges (felony or serious misdemeanors), are held under USICE detainers for deportation process.

The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office, Washington County Sheriff's Office, Wood County Sheriff's Office and Waupaca County Sheriff's Office are the latest to joined the 287g program enforcement under the Trump administration in 2025.

The 11 County Sheriff's Department's participating in 287g are the following:

• Brown County Sheriff's Office, joined 10/16/2020

• Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office, joined 6/5/2020

• Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office, joined 6/5/2020

• Marquette County Sheriff's Office, joined 5/21/

2020

• Sheboygan  County Sheriff's Office, joined 2/27/2020

• Washington County Sheriff's Office, joined 3/3/2025

• Waukesha County Sheriff's Office, joined 6/10/2020

• Waushara County Sheriff's Office, joined 6/8/2020

• Winnebago County Sheriff's Office, joined 3/5/2025

• Wood County Sheriff's Office, joined 3/17/2025

• Waupaca County Sheriff's Office, joined 4/1/2025

U.S. ICE 287g national listing at link: https://www.ice.gov/doclib/about/offices/ero/287g/participatingAgencies04032025pm.xlsx

Implementing the 287g program in any jurisdiction has its history of drawbacks and anticipated federal lawsuits by immigrant rights groups and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) who have previously filed lawsuits and proved that such practices under 287g are contributed to illegal profiling, civil rights violation and discrimination by local authorities enforcing immigration laws. 

In most cases, law enforcement agencies who use the 287g program usually profile, discriminate and violate the civil rights of those targeted under the program.

The ACLU of Wisconsin condemn all Wisconsin County Sheriff's Departments participating in the 287g program with USICE, and released a statement saying, "The reality is that cooperation with ICE makes our communities not only less welcoming to immigrants, but also makes us all less safe." (https://www.aclu-wi.org/en/press-releases/aclu-wisconsin-condemns-new-287g-agreements-between-ice-and-washington-winnebago)

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office has a contract with USICE to hold undocumented inmates that are being process for deportation, and has a USICE agent on duty from the Chicago field office. The Dodge County Detention Facility at the Town of Juneau, in Wisconsin has at least 356 beds, 170 beds for detainees from USICE and the U.S. Marshals Service.

In Dane County, the Sheriff's Office gets tens of thousands of dollars of federal funding by reporting the illegal status of its inmates to the federal government under the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), a voluntary federal system that provides grants to reimburse local law enforcement agencies for the cost associated with holding undocumented inmates who have been convicted of crimes, eventhough, it doesn't has a 287g partnership with USICE, according to the Cap Times dot com.

Example of discriminatory practices under 287g: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Arizona under former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, in which a federal court found blatant illegal profiling, discrimination and civil rights violations when arresting victims.

Arpaio was held in contempt for violations by a federal judge, and Arpaio was ousted from office on November 9, 2016. The new elected Sheriff Paul Penzone in Maricopa County immediately terminated the 287g ICE partnership.

25-year-old Praveem Kumar Gampa's Body Found At Bradford Beach, The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office Reported Suicide, But The India Times Reported Homicide

The body of Gampa, was discovered by a passerby in Bradford Beach and the Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 6, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, the deceased body of Praveem Kumar Gampa, 25, originally from India was discovered by a passerby at Bradford Beach and the Milwaukee County Sheriff deputies responded to the scene. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office also responded and declared Gampa deceased at 5:00 p.m. and reported the death as a suicide by gun shot to the head.

The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office in a preliminary investigation believe it was an apparent suicide, and the investigation is ongoing.

The India Times dot com reported a different story about Gampa's death. According to the India Times, it reported that Gampa had been killed at a local store where he temporarily worked part-time in Milwaukee by two suspects in an attempted robbery. The Milwaukee police nor the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office have confirmed the attempted robbery death incident at a local store. (https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/telangana-youth-shot-dead-in-us-during-robbery-attempt-654071.html)

Gampa is originally from Rangareddy district Telangana in India. Gampa was pursuing a Master's degree in Data Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and was expected to graduate in several months. He also studied BTech Hyderabad and left India in 2023, according to the India Times.

The Consulate General of India in Chicago, Illinois announced that they are working with Gampa's family and UWM in support of the family in this tragic death and to transport Gampa's body back to India.

Mass At CRJSH, Included A Prayer For Fernando Bustos, Charged For Video Recording Semi-nude Female Students Under 18

Multiple female students left crying from the Ash Wednesday mass at the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School after Bustos name was included in a prayer, which was in poor taste, according to parents who heard about it.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

March 6, 2025

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Wednesday, multiple female students attending the mass on Ash Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (CRJHS) located at the 1800 block of W. National Ave., allegedly left in tears before the mass ended after Fernando Bustos, 41, name was included in a prayer at the school mass. Some of the student parents were posting in social media that the staff and administration at the CRJHS were inconsiderate to the victimized female students and in poor taste to allow for the person heading the mass to include Bustos in a prayer.

According to Dulce Guerrero, a student parent is calling for parents to organize, to address the problems at CRJHS and also demand transparency.

Bustos of Greenfield has a felony warrant open for his arrest, and remains at large. Police sources, believe Bustos has fled to Velenzuela.

Bustos was charged on Monday with one felony count for invade privacy by use of surveillance device of female students under the age of 18, while they dressed in the locker room at the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in the Southside of Milwaukee.

If convicted, Bustos is facing up to 3 years and 6 months in prison and up to $10,000 in fines, or both.

Bustos should face additional felony charges for each female student that was victimized.

School administrators became aware of Bustos illegal acts after hundreds of 10-second videos were discovered in a SD card in his office at the school, which was reviewed by staff. The Bustos videos were recorded from May 21, 2024 to February 1, 2025.

According to information sent to student parents, Andrew Stith, the President at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School confirmed that police are only investigating Bustos for secretly video recording 6 female students in the locker room, despite over 379 clips of videos recorded in October 7 - 8 in 2024 that were recovered and reviewed by police. It is not confirmed by police, if Bustos shared or uploaded the videos in the dark web.

Apparently, Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) learned from a student parent source, that more than 6 female students were secretly video recorded at the locker room by Bustos.