Former President Donald Trump will campaign in Prairie du Chien on Saturday, his campaign announced .
Multiple GOP sources told WisPolitics that Trump is also looking at stops in Madison and Milwaukee on Oct. 1.
The announcement about the stop focused on illegal immigration. Prairie du Chien was pulled into the national debate earlier this month after a noncitizen was arrested there.
Alejandro Jose Coronel Zarate of Venezuela, 26, faces charges of domestic disorderly conduct, two counts of domestic battery, strangulation/suffocation, physical abuse to a child, disorderly conduct and two counts of second degree sexual assault.
According to Prairie du Chien Police, Zarate is suspected to be affiliated with Tren de Aragua, a criminal organization based in Venezuela. The gang is involved in various criminal activities, including human smuggling and trafficking, gender-based violence, money laundering and drug trafficking.
Trump has announced plans to be in Tuscaloosa Saturday evening as Alabama hosts Georgia in a college football game featuring teams ranked in the top five of national polls. His remarks in Prairie du Chien are scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the campaign.
Trump was last in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention in July. He has yet to visit Madison during this campaign, and former GOP Gov. Tommy Thompson has publicly urged Trump to make a stop in the area. Dane County is one of the fastest-growing areas of the state and has been trending increasingly Dem in recent years.
