Tag: Immigration And Customs Enforcement
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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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Lawsuit dropped against Mesa County deputy accused of helping ICE make immigration arrests
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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,…
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Denver moves to dismiss Trump immigration enforcement lawsuit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration over the city’s “sanctuary” policies. The motion, filed on Monday in a U.S. district court, insisted that the laws of both Colorado and Denver do not impede federal immigration enforcement and that “the…
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Federal judge orders release hearing for torture victim in ‘abhorrent’ immigration custody
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge on Friday found a “real risk” that the government would try to unlawfully deport a man who was tortured in his home country, and ordered a hearing to determine if he should…
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Denver remains only Colorado city on federal sanctuary jurisdictions list
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver remains the only Colorado municipality on the U.S. Department of Justice’s updated list of “sanctuary jurisdictions.” Released on Tuesday morning, the updated list identified 22 cities and counties around the country, a significant decrease from the more than 500 named in the initial DOJ…
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Neguse, Crow sue Trump administration over lack of access to immigration detention centers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A dozen Democratic lawmakers — led by U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse — have filed a lawsuit challenging what they allege is the Trump administration’s “unlawful obstruction” of their oversight in blocking lawmakers access to federal immigration detention centers. Filed Wednesday, the suit asserts members of…
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A tale of two cities: How two Colorado mayors stand far apart on immigration
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s two most populous cities are separated by fewer than 60 miles, but when it comes to their approach to immigration law enforcement, the mayors of Colorado Springs and Denver stand much farther apart. To some extent, both mayors are merely articulating their respective cities’ positions,…
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ICE arrests several Venezuelan gang members in El Paso County, sheriff’s office says
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on Friday announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently arrested several Venezuelan gang members in El Paso County. According to a news release, ICE notified Sheriff Joe Roybal that the detained suspects were members of the Tren de Aragua gang. The release did not state how many alleged…
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Trump’s immigration orders put Denver’s federal dollars at risk
Colorado’s most populous city faces the risk of losing hundreds of millions of federal dollars under a slew of directives that President Donald Trump issued as part of his campaign to crack down on illegal immigration, a crisis that has spilled over from the border into America’s interior cities. In an executive order, Trump outlined…
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Broomfield man sentenced to 24 years for DUI crash that killed mother, son
A 17th Judicial District judge sentenced a man to 24 years in prison after driving with a blood alcohol content over three times the legal limit and killing a mother and son. Judge Priscilla Loew sentenced 37-year-old Jose Menjivar on Friday following his guilty plea to two counts of vehicular homicide on Sept. 19, according to…