Author: Haley C
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2nd protest held in Colorado Springs over separation of families at the border
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Around 400 people gathered Saturday outside City Hall in Colorado Springs, chanting, “It is our duty to fight for freedom” and “We must love and support one another,” in the second protest in the past two weekends over the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy at the U.S.-Mexico border. “These families are never going to forget…
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Colorado Springs councilman, advocate trade barbs over Immigrant Heritage Month proclamation
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The Colorado Springs City Council passed a proclamation Tuesday afternoon declaring June as Immigrant Heritage Month, which one advocate said didn’t go far enough. “I hope this is not just for show when our immigrant communities are currently under attack from the current federal administration down to our Sheriff’s Office,” resident Jerima King said, referring…
