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Rep. Jason Crow

Rep. Jason Crow wants members of Congress to have unfettered access to ICE detention facilities

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Key Colorado health leaders warn of ‘unprecedented uncertainty’ in coming months

Voters on Election Day in Aurora

2024 election exit polling reveals Coloradans’ top concerns as they voted

By Megan Verlee

In Aurora, a pair of Republican candidates watched their congressional hopes fade, even as their party rose elsewhere

Colorado congressional candidates in up-for-grabs district walk the line on border security

By The Associated Press

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Colorado Wonders

To make sure only citizens — and the living — vote, Colorado officials have a lot of safeguards in place

Afghan Refugees Colorado

How your vote could affect immigration policy

By Megan Verlee

Coloradans go to New Orleans in support of DACA

By Elaine Tassy

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Government and Politics

The clock is ticking on Rep. Lopez short stint in Congress, but he’s trying to make the most of it

Former president Donald Trump steps from behind a blue curtain to take the stage at a campaign rally in Wisconsin.

Donald Trump to visit Aurora Friday

Twenty-nine people from 14 countries of origin took the Oath of Citizenship at Boulder Public Library on Sept. 18

Government and Politics

As the election approaches, some of the nation’s newest citizens look forward to participating

By Kiara DeMare

An Arapahoe County election worker picks up ballots from the Agilis sorting machine and places them in trays

Congress returns with election demands at the center of a looming funding battle

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Jeffco will pilot new programs, including a welcome center bus, to better serve immigrant students

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Colorado appeals court bars sheriffs from detaining inmates for federal immigration authorities after they’re eligible for release

By Alison Borden

Leivy Ortega sits in the car where she’s been living with her family, parked outside the city’s 7th Avenue processing center in Sun Valley as they look for help with housing. July 2, 2024.

Listen: Denver closed its last hotel shelter for new immigrants. Some families are still struggling to come inside

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Many immigrants married to U.S. citizens will get path to permanent residency, ability to work legally — but not all of them can benefit

By Elaine Tassy

“Somos parte de la comunidad” Coloradenses indocumentados que han vivido aquí por décadas quisieran que su estatus legal se tomara en cuenta en medio de un enfoque en inmigrantes nuevos

By Rachel Estabrook

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Douglas County Commissioners formally file lawsuit against Colorado and its immigration laws

By Paolo Zialcita

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