Maryam Jameel

Nov 25, 2024 | captimes.com | Melissa Sanchez |Maryam Jameel

Editor's note: This story was originally published by ProPublica. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to make a series of reforms meant to ensure that residents who speak little or no English can get the services they need. The agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice resolves a civil rights inquiry that followed ProPublica reporting last year on how the sheriff’s office had mistakenly blamed an immigrant worker for his son’s 2019 death on a dairy farm in the town of Dane.

Nov 4, 2024 | propublica.org | Melissa Sanchez |Maryam Jameel |Sofia Aldinio |Zaydee Sanchez

Dan Meyer, el jefe de policía de Whitewater, Wisconsin, llevaba meses preocupado por la aparentemente repentina llegada de cientos de inmigrantes nicaragüenses a este apacible pueblo universitario. Pero rara vez tuvo la oportunidad de hablar directamente con alguno de ellos; la mayor parte de lo que sabía, lo había aprendido de sus oficiales. Entonces, una tarde en noviembre de 2022, un hombre llamado Ariel se presentó en la estación de policía.

Oct 31, 2024 | omahadailyrecord.com | Melissa Sanchez |Maryam Jameel

Series: The New Immigration:How Recent Arrivals at the Border Have Changed the Country and Its AttitudesReporting HighlightsNew Arrivals: Over the past few years, several hundred immigrants from Nicaragua have arrived in the small Wisconsin city of Whitewater. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Most of the Nicaraguan immigrants came to Whitewater for low-paying jobs in local factories, food-processing plants and egg farms — jobs employers were desperate to fill.

Oct 29, 2024 | minnpost.com | Melissa Sanchez |Maryam Jameel

From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. More in this seriesDan Meyer, the police chief in Whitewater, Wisconsin, had been worried for months about the seemingly sudden arrival of hundreds of Nicaraguan immigrants to this quiet university town.

Oct 24, 2024 | flipboard.com | Melissa Sanchez |Maryam Jameel |Sofia Aldinio

St. Croix County (Wis.) 1 day ago UW-River Falls: Determination and stamina credited for first 100 years - Pierce County Journal communityq.com - By Sarah Nigbor • 1d The University of Wisconsin – River Falls is celebrating its sesquicentennial this year (in 2024), meaning that back in the 1970s, the centennial was … University of Wisconsin 2 days ago The Beautiful Wisconsin Artisan Ciders Called Brix shepherdexpress.com - Gaetano Marangelli • 2d “Wisconsin artisan cider is truly romantic and...