Tag: Immigration And Customs Enforcement
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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…
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Woman’s 14-month detention in Aurora immigration facility violates Constitution, federal judge finds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While the U.S. Supreme Court has deemed it acceptable for authorities to detain immigrants facing deportation for a “brief period,” a federal judge ruled on Monday that a woman’s 14-month detention in Aurora without a bond hearing violated her constitutional right to due process. U.S.…
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COVID-19 spike at Aurora ICE center causes community concern
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A recent spike in COVID-19 cases at the Aurora Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Facility has sparked concern in the local community. The Aurora Detention Center, run by GEO Group, had 37 active cases…