A former Milwaukee star high school athlete now studying to be a pharmacist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is in custody along with her brother and faces deportation, friends and family say.
And although students have held a rally and gathered signatures, and a state legislator is in their corner, immigration officials say the two have exhausted their options.
An official at the Dodge County jail confirmed that Tope Awe, 22, and her brother, Oluwagbenga Awe, were detained Thursday on immigration hold and were still in custody Monday afternoon.