Western Wisconsin’s congressman wants answers about an illegal immigrant who was wanted out of Madison, and is now charged with a crime in Prairie du Chien.
Congressman Derrick Van Orden this week joined Northwoods Congressman Tom Tiffany in a letter to Dane County’s sheriff about his non-cooperation program, and the case of Alejandro Jose Coronel Zarate. He’s accused of sexual assault in Prairie du Chien, but was also wanted out of Dane County on a similar crime. Van Orden says Zarate is a wanted gang member, and asked the sheriff if the Prairie du Chien crime could have been prevented. Dane County has long had a policy of not turning illegal immigrants over to immigration authorities.
