Wisconsin saw new arrivals peak in late 2023, when roughly 2,400 immigrants with Wisconsin addresses first appeared in federal immigration court records.
As in the rest of the United States, immigration to Wisconsin rose sharply in 2021. The number of new immigration court cases with Wisconsin addresses filed monthly fell to pre-pandemic levels after President Trump's inauguration in January 2025.
A line graph illustrating the sharp increase in new cases with Wisconsin addresses filed in federal immigration courts since January 2015, peaking in late 2023 and falling precipitously in early 2025.
