Milwaukee, Wis. — Democratic candidate for governor Joel Brennan outlined his plan to create a state commission empowered to hold ICE accountable for enforcement abuses. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on Brennan’s proposal that would “collect footage of incidents involving federal immigration authorities, like the shootings of two Minneapolis protesters by immigration agents in recent weeks.”
Brennan told the Journal Sentinel, “It’s another way to demonstrate that we are ready to hold ICE accountable for what happens in Wisconsin.”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Joel Brennan proposes accountability commission for ICE actions
Highlights:
- Democratic candidate for governor Joel Brennan is proposing to create a state commission that would collect footage of incidents involving federal immigration authorities, like the shootings of two Minneapolis protesters by immigration agents in recent weeks.
- Brennan told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel he would create the panel, which he called the Wisconsin Accountability Commission, by executive action and seek to populate it with judges, retired law enforcement officials, and attorneys and nonprofit leaders who specialize in immigration issues.
- “It’s another way to demonstrate that we are ready to hold ICE accountable for what happens in Wisconsin,” Brennan said.
- Brennan said the commission would allow Wisconsinites to submit video recordings, photos, testimony and other material related to incidents like the recent confrontations with Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, which resulted in their deaths.
- “Many of the things that we see that are posted online have the danger of potentially not being preserved and people not being convinced or not assured that these things are ever going to see the light of day. So this would be a vehicle for the state to be a partner in ensuring that that happens. Because all of this is around accountability and the thing that sometimes is getting lost, it’s often times getting lost now, is what the truth is,” he said.
- “I think that where things have obviously gone awry in Minneapolis and what’s happened in many cities around the country and why there is outrage in Wisconsin and all over the country is that these are not efforts that are directed at people who are engaged in illegal activity. There is blanket evidence of people being rounded up at churches, at schools, being yanked out of their vehicles, families that are being torn apart. And that is not a directed, specified, law enforcement effort, that is an occupation.”
About Joel Brennan
Joel Brennan is a Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in the 2026 election. As Wisconsin’s former top appointed cabinet official and a leader in Milwaukee’s business and nonprofit community, he has spent his career in public service working with government, community leaders, and businesses to strengthen communities, uphold democratic values, and ensure government works for the people it serves. Brennan is running for governor to provide accountable leadership and to ensure Wisconsin families have a voice in the decisions that affect their lives. For more information, visit www.BrennanforWI.com.
