Lawsuit dropped against Mesa County deputy accused of helping ICE make immigration arrests
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A Mesa County judge agreed to dismiss a lawsuit from the Colorado’s Attorney General against a Mesa County deputy, Alexander Zwinck, who was accused of breaking state laws to help U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detain a person.
“Any pending motions are deemed moot, including, without limitation the Motion for Temporary Injunction,” the Judge ordered on Thursday.
Colorado’s Attorney General accused Zwinck of breaking state law by helping ICE detain Caroline Dias Goncalves, who Zwinck pulled over on the highway.
Goncalves, a 19-year-old university student, was headed to Denver on June 5 when Zwinck pulled her over on Interstate 70 outside of Loma for driving too close to a semi-truck, according to the agency. The sheriff’s office said the traffic stop lasted less than 20 minutes, and Dias Goncalves was released with a warning.
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