immigration and customs enforcement
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DIA whistleblower sues Denver, top city staff, alleging retaliation over possible FAA violations
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Three of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s top political appointees have been named in a lawsuit alleging retaliation for spotlighting concerns over the city’s Park Hill Golf Course land swap and its decision to vote down an airport lease with Key Lime Air. Denver International Airport Executive Vice President and General Counsel Everett Ben Martinez filed…
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Federal judge: Government violated order shielding man from deportation in ‘one-off mistake’
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A federal judge acknowledged on Thursday that the government violated his order by deporting a man in immigration detention during his pending court case, but it “serves nobody’s interests” to require the government to return him. On Feb. 18, Tesfami Chael filed a habeas corpus petition in Colorado’s U.S. District Court to challenge his immigration…
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Federal judge hears ICE agents’ confusion about law, injunction on warrantless arrests
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A federal judge heard testimony on Tuesday from U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement agents in Colorado, who had trouble describing the requirements of his recent injunction and the training they received on making warrantless arrests pursuant to the law. On Nov. 25, U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson found that ICE’s warrantless arrests…
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Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days’ notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities
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WASHINGTON • A federal judge agreed on Monday to temporarily suspend the latest version of a Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington ruled that a group of Democratic lawmakers is likely to succeed in…
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Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days’ notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed on Monday to temporarily suspend the latest version of a Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington ruled that a group of Democratic lawmakers is likely to succeed…
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Garfield County sheriff illegally collaborated with ICE, cease and desist letter claims
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A cease and desist letter filed Wednesday alleged that the Garfield County sheriff intentionally violated state law by collaborating with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The letter, filed by the law firm Towards Justice, claimed that Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario told other law enforcement officials that he would not comply with Colorado’s…
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Lakewood City Council makes declaration regarding ICE
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The Lakewood City Council made a public declaration of transparency and de-escalation regarding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday. The declaration was written by Councilmember Ken Cruz with the help of Councilmember Isabel Cruz, and was ultimately co-sponsored by the entire council. “As members of the Lakewood City Council, our responsibility is to…
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Colorado senators hold heated debate on latest immigration bill
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A bill that would allow individuals who get injured during an immigration action to sue federal agents in state court won preliminary approval from the Colorado Senate on Monday. The bill would permit a “cause of action” by such individuals to sue. It would also permit “legal or equitable relief or any other appropriate relief”…
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Hickenlooper, Crow plan to donate campaign cash from Palantir execs to immigrant rights nonprofits
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Two Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation said this week that they plan to donate more than $100,000 received in campaign contributions from current and former employees of Denver-based firm Palantir Technologies to local nonprofits that assist immigrants and support civil rights. U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Rep. Jason Crow both landed on a…
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Federal judge blasts government for violating court order, confiscating man’s property
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A federal judge gave the government three hours on Friday to return the property of a man released from immigration detention, which it allegedly retained in violation of her previous order. “At its most benign, this failure is an unforced error of preventable dimension. At its worst, this is unjustifiable intransigence, where retention of Petitioner’s…
