A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to take a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of an immigrant rights group.

The state Supreme Court appointed two three-judge panels to hear lawsuits challenging Wisconsin's congressional lines before the 2026 elections.

Wisconsin's highest court has agreed to take up a lawsuit seeking to block county jails from holding immigrant detainees for federal authorities.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will take up a case over whether local jails detaining illegal immigrants at the request of federal authorities violates state law, in a case that could hinder federal immigration operations in the state.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to consider whether state law prohibits local jails from detaining individuals at the request of federal immigration authorities—a decision that could complicate President Donald Trump's efforts to ramp up deportations in the state.

The ACLU brought the lawsuit against five county sheriffs in September on behalf of Voces de la Frontera, an immigrant rights group based in Milwaukee.

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