Protesters at Colorado ICE facility taken into custody
Several protesters at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Denver were taken into custody as a sheriff’s office SWAT team removed them from a human blockade.
The Denver Post reports that protesters were arm-in-arm when they blocked access to the parking lot at the building in Centennial on Thursday afternoon.
Other protesters chanted and tried to slow down SWAT officers as they methodically moved in on the blockade.
The group protesting U.S. immigration policies had been at the site since Sunday, pitching tents, sitting in chairs and cooking meals outside.
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Marianne Goodland
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Updated 14 hours ago
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Michael Karlik
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Updated 16 hours ago
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Kyla Pearce
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Colorado’s universal preschool enrollment begins for upcoming school year
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 16 hours ago
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Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
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Colorado’s federal trial court denies admission to lawyer owing tens of thousands in dues, penalties
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
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Douglas County businesses to pay fines for unreported thefts under proposed ordinance
Noah Festenstein
noah.festenstein@denvergazette.com
Updated 4 minutes ago
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Federal judge labels appeal ‘frivolous,’ state Supreme Court to hold arguments | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 22 hours ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. A federal judge deemed a government defendant’s appeal “frivolous,” and the state Supreme Court will have an abbreviated oral argument schedule next week. Heard on...
Humane Colorado bids fond farewell to its CEO at Celebration of Compassionate Leadership | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 1 day ago
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