Suspect in the Boulder attack on a march to support hostages held by Hamas had planned for a year
Eight people were injured in what’s being investigated as an act of terrorism.
Sanctuary list causes statewide scramble among counties
Two big counties managed to get removed, others are trying.
Signaling a policy shift, ICE detains a family who showed up at Denver immigration court for a check-in
The family of three, including a small child, received a dismissal of removal order, which would have allowed them to remain in the country until further proceedings.
Federal cops spent weeks tracking young immigrants, was it for their safety, or to make deportation easier?
An initiative obtained by CPR News referred to unaccompanied minors as “targets” and indicates that ICE actually had multiple motives for the effort.
Consumer protection lawyer joins crowd running in Democratic primary for state attorney general
David Seligman, a Democrat, runs a labor rights and legal advocacy firm that has led national class action suits against rideshare companies, landlords, Amazon and a number of other companies.
Judge bars federal government from using Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans from Colorado
This is the second time in a week that a federal judge has blocked the administration from sending Venezuelans to the Salvadoran prison under the 18th-century wartime law.
Federal appeals court denies Trump administration’s request to throw out a ban on Salvadoran deportations
A U.S. District Court Judge ruled last week that about 100 Venezuelans detained at the GEO Detention Center in Aurora need to stay put in Colorado.
Active duty military caught in immigration raid at makeshift night club in Colorado Springs, no criminal charges filed
Federal law enforcement calls the city “safer” after the early morning raid, but as of Monday afternoon, no federal or local criminal charges have been filed against anyone.
Trump administration asks for appellate review of Colorado judge’s ban on Salvadoran deportations
The Trump administration asked the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overrule a Colorado federal judge who said the federal government can’t send two Venezuelan men – and potentially 100 others – outside of Colorado.
Do weekends count? Not when tolling immigration timelines, U.S. Supreme Court decides in Colorado man’s case
While the case may not have broad implications beyond some specifically-timed cases, for Colorado’s Hugo Monsalvo Velazquez it could mean the difference between permanent banishment from the U.S.
Judge orders feds not to remove Venezuelan men from Colorado
Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney issued a comprehensive rejection of Trump’s invocation of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
Federal judge seems to signal she’s willing to extend a restraining order banning Salvadoran deportations from Denver under Alien Enemies Act
Last week, U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney temporarily halted the federal government from deporting two men to a Salvadoran prison until she could hear arguments from both sides.
Colorado answers Trump’s immigration crackdown with expanded protections
Democratic state lawmakers have introduced a bill that aims to stymy some of the tactics they’ve seen deployed by the Trump administration.
Western Slope judge warns ICE to stop civil immigration actions in courthouses
Workers at the Garfield County courthouse say ICE has been a steady presence there, detaining between five and 10 people since January who were either in the courthouse or just outside of it.
Colorado judge orders two Venezuelan men detained in Aurora to stay in the US — at least for now
The American Civil Liberties Union argued the men are at “immediate risk” for removal to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act.
ICE detention, deportation can deny justice in local criminal cases, frustrating prosecutors
In recent weeks, ICE agents have been grabbing criminal defendants out on bail and fast-tracking them out of the country to meet President Trump’s demands for mass removals without regard to victims’ rights or the judicial system.
