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Federal judge orders release hearing for torture victim in ‘abhorrent’ immigration custody
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A federal judge on Friday found a “real risk” that the government would try to unlawfully deport a man who was tortured in his home country, and ordered a hearing to determine if he should be released from immigration custody while his case proceeds. Two years ago, the Denver-based federal appeals court concluded an immigration…
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35 people become U.S. citizens during naturalization ceremony in Greeley: Independence Day celebration
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Thirty five people were welcomed as U.S. citizens on Friday in Greeley just ahead of Independence Day. The newest citizens reside in northern Colorado and come from 12 different countries including Burma, Canada, Colombia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Somalia, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.…
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Congressional Democrats call for censure of president over remarks
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Amidst a broken deal on immigration, which some Democrats blame on the President Trump, Colorado’s congressional Democrats have joined in a resolution asking for a censure of the president. The resolution, HRes. 700 was introduced Thursday. It calls on Congress to censure the president over his reported remarks on Jan. 11 in which he called…
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Pueblo’s ex-GOP party treasurer has more splainin’ to do — if he ever returns
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The Pueblo Chieftain and other news outlets report that the onetime treasurer of the Pueblo County Republicans – already facing a Pueblo District Court appearance on felony theft charges – has turned up in police custody in El Salvador. Apparently, it was on an unrelated matter. Writes the Chieftain’s Peter Roper: Former Pueblo County Republican…
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? Smith: Next steps in Latin America: A role for the US and Colorado
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In a stunning setback for Juan Manuel Santos, the president of Colombia, Colombian voters narrowly defeated a referendum to approve a treaty between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Oct. 2. The margin of votes was 53,893 out of 12,808, 858 counted so it was a razor-thin loss. The leader of…
