deferred action for childhood arrivals

DeGette: Pass DACA fix by year end or look elsewhere for support on deal to avert shutdown

Nov 23, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Denver Democrat, said Wednesday she’ll withhold her vote on a crucial December spending deal unless the House passes legislation before the end of the year to protect undocumented immigrants who came to the country as minors. Some congressional Republicans have been pushing to postpone a vote re-establishing the Obama-era Deferred Action…
Aurora takes another stab at a DACA resolution

Nov 17, 2017

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Kara Mason

It’s been nearly two months since the Aurora City Council first took on a resolution supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA. Now after a round of revisions in a committee, the governing body is back to where it started. But it’ll likely be a more conservative council that gets the…
Coffman’s switch to governor’s race could boost Democrats’ shot at electing an attorney general

Nov 13, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Attorney General Cynthia Coffman wasn’t only taking a gamble with her political future Wednesday when she jumped from a run for re-election to a slot in Colorado’s crowded Republican gubernatorial primary – she was creating an open seat a year before the election and throwing another curve into a cycle that’s been full of them.…
Though future is uncertain, Denver will aid DACA recipients with renewal

Sep 29, 2017

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Adam McCoy, special to Colorado Politics

Denver hasn’t been shy about its resistance to the White House’s bellicose stance on immigration – i.e. a travel ban; President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities, and the promise to end a program, unless Congress acts, that provides protections for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. In…
Democrat Gabriel Thorn launches run for House District 5 seat held by term-limited Crisanta Duran

Sep 20, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Denver Democrat Gabriel Thorn, a retired Army major with two Bronze Stars, is jumping in the crowded primary for the House district represented by Speaker Crisanta Duran, who faces term limits after next year’s election. After serving 11 years in the Army, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Thorn is pursuing a graduate degree at…
Staff picks: Here are the top 5 stories of the week in Colorado Politics

Sep 17, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

The news in Colorado this week included a special session of the General Assembly, a legal fight with President Trump, a tough line on sex offenders and soul-searching by a politician often accused of not having one. Here are the stories that grabbed headlines and have the likelihood to keep yielding news to watch, as…
Mike Coffman cheers news of possible DACA compromise between Trump, Democrats

Sep 14, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, applauded President Trump Thursday for working with congressional Democrats toward a compromise to preserve protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants living illegally in America. “The president deserves credit for his leadership in promoting a compromise that enhances border security while extending protections for DACA participants,” Coffman said…
Republican Mike Coffman ‘will absolutely sign’ petition to force House vote on DREAM Act, spokesman says

Sep 10, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman will sign a petition to force a House vote on legislation that offers a path to citizenship for immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, a spokesman for the Aurora Republican told Colorado Politics. The five-term incumbent has been under attack from Democrats for what Coffman spokesman Kyle Kohli says…
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Johnston sets Spanish-language town hall on DACA

Sep 9, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Democrat Mike Johnston, a gubernatorial candidate and former state senator, will be holding a bilingual town hall Saturday in Aurora to discuss President Trump’s decision to rescind the DACA program for immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children. Johnston plans to conduct the meeting in Spanish and English – possibly the first statewide…
Mike Coffman files petition to force vote to protect DACA recipients, but Democratic challengers scoff

Sep 7, 2017

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Ernest Luning

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman expressed optimism Wednesday that the GOP-controlled House will take up legislation to protect young immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children from deportation, although the Aurora Republican also stressed that a rare maneuver he initiated earlier in the week might still be necessary to force a vote. But Coffman hasn’t…