Dodge Co. Sheriff Adds Cook Co. Commissioner to Suit over Woman's ICE Detention Claims

Dodge Co. Sheriff amends federal complaint alleging defamation & conspiracy following added evidence

July 29, 2026 – Dodge Co., Wi – Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt has filed an amended complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in his ongoing defamation lawsuit arising from false allegations that he and the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office unlawfully detained an Illinois woman earlier this year. […]

Dodge Co. sheriff adds Cook Co. commissioner to suit over woman's ICE detention claims

JUNEAU, Wis. -- The sheriff of Dodge County added two more people, including a Cook County commissioner, to a lawsuit against an Illinois woman who claimed she was illegally detained by ICE and held in Dodge County earlier this year.

Phone records prove illegal ICE detention story was part of calculated conspiracy, sheriff claims

In a newly filed document, Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt said phone records dispute an Illinois woman's claims of not having contact with family, friends during 'illegal' 30-hour ICE detention.

Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt files amended federal complaint alleging defamation and conspiracy - KFIZ News-Talk 1450 AM

Sheriff Dale Schmidt has filed an amended complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in his ongoing defamation lawsuit arising from false allegations that […]