Tag: Aclu Of Colorado
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Judge orders noncitizen released from immigration detention, finds government misapplied law
A federal judge concluded the government was likely wrong to detain a noncitizen without the chance for a release hearing, and ordered him to be let out of immigration custody on Friday. At the same time, U.S. District Court Judge Regina M. Rodriguez declined to green-light Nestor Esai Mendoza Gutierrez’s request to turn his lawsuit…
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ACLU sues ICE over plans to expand agency’s detention capacity
The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeking records on the government’s plans for expanding its detention capacity in the state. “Already, our previous requests and subsequent lawsuit have revealed how ICE may spend some of its record $45 billion budget intended for immigration detention,” said Tim Macdonald, ACLU…
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ACLU of Colorado calls on local governments to let those with felony convictions run for office
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The American Civil Liberties Union sent letters to 12 Colorado governments Wednesday, demanding they stop barring people with felony convictions from running for public office. This warning comes after the ACLU successfully sued Aurora last year for the city charter’s prohibition of former felons from holding elected office. An Arapahoe County judge permanently blocked Aurora…
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Aurora City Council votes to allow people with felony convictions to run for council
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the first time in 60 years, Aurora residents with felony convictions will be permitted to run for City Council after the council voted to lift its ban Monday. The city code will now be…
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ACLU sues Douglas County officials for handcuffing 11-year-old with autism for scratching classmate
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Douglas County School District, Sheriff Tony Spurlock and several school resource officers for handcuffing an 11-year-old boy with autism for scratching his classmate. ACLU is suing for the violation of the child’s rights under the Americans…
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ACLU of Colorado premieres “The Facility” a documentary about Aurora’s GEO detention center Friday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For decades, many Aurora residents were unaware that there was a for-profit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in their backyard. But as immigration became a hot-button issue, the center was thrust into the spotlight. On Friday, that spotlight will get a bit…
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ACLU files lawsuit against El Paso County sheriff over record COVID-19 outbreak at jail
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the coronavirus swept through Colorado’s penal institutions, El Paso County jail inmates went months without access to masks, even facing threats of discipline if they tried to use bed sheets or underwear as face coverings, the ACLU of Colorado said Sunday in a class-action…