Tag: Department Of Homeland Security
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Denver joins suit against Trump administration claiming grants have unlawful conditions
Denver has joined Chicago, New York, Boston, Baltimore, New Haven, Minneapolis and St. Paul in suing the Trump administration over what they claim are unlawful conditions imposed on federal grant funding. The lawsuit, filed Monday in a U.S. District Court in Illinois, “aims to prevent the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management…
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Colorado mayor says ICE facility, if opened in his city, would boost local economy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The mayor of Walsenburg, Colorado said he would welcome an immigration processing facility in his city, arguing it would boost the local economy, which took a hit when a correctional facility shut down more than…
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TSA screenings just got easier for Denver airport travelers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Travelers no longer need to take their shoes off at Denver International Airport. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officially axed the need to remove shoes while passengers go through airport security screenings starting on July 6. “Ending the ‘Shoes-Off’ policy is the latest effort DHS is…
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Texas judge rules family of Boulder attack suspect receiving due process, rejects motion to stop deportation
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the family of Mohamed Soliman, who was charged with a hate crime after a fire-involved attack in Boulder last month, can be deported, stating the family members are receiving their due process. The ruling by Judge Orlando Garcia of the…
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Denver joins lawsuit to stop Department of Homeland Security from freezing counterterrorism money
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The City and County of Denver joined four other cities in a lawsuit against the Trump administration regarding the freezing of funds used for counterterrorism measures. Denver joined the lawsuit on Monday — along with Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and Seattle — against the Department of Homeland…
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Federal judge rules to halt deportation of Boulder attack suspect’s family
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: an earlier version of this story mistakenly identified attorney Susanna Dvortsin as a family friend to Soliman’s wife. The wife and five children of an Egyptian man charged with a hate crime after an fire-involved attack in Boulder over the weekend were headed for deportation…
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Family of Boulder attack suspect arrested by ICE, faces removal from U.S.
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The family of Mohamed Soliman, the Colorado Springs-area man accused of multiple counts of felony attempted murder and a hate crime after he allegedly set several people on fire Sunday in Boulder, was detained Tuesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The six family members…
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Judge handling Denver schools’ challenge to ICE policy changes course, sets hearing
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The federal judge overseeing Denver Public Schools’ challenge to the Trump administration’s new policy for immigration enforcement announced on Monday that he will hold a hearing on the district’s request for a restraining order — a seeming about-face from his position just one week ago. The DPS lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem seeks…
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UN Ambassador visits Denver, discusses new initiative to welcome refugees to the U.S.
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United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with refugees in Denver on Friday and discussed the Biden-Harris administration’s new initiative to enlist the support of everyday Americans to help a fraction of the millions of people who have been displaced by persecution, violence and war around the world. Thomas-Greenfield visited Denver just a few weeks after…
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Avs draw biggest crowd to downtown Denver since 2019
The Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup playoff game on Saturday at Ball Arena, mixed with Juneteenth celebrations downtown, drew the largest crowd to Denver since St. Patrick’s Day 2019, according to data from the Downtown Denver Partnership. About 277,520 people came downtown Saturday to enjoy the Avalanche watch parties, helped by Denver’s streamlined approval process for…