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Front lines of Colorado refugee resettlement uncertain, but optimistic over Trump travel ban

May 31, 2017

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Adam McCoy, special to Colorado Politics

Zainab Nader left Iraq for Denver as a refugee just four months ago. She smiles big, ear-to-ear, with an infectious laugh when she talks about her short time in Colorado and reuniting with her brothers who left Iraq for Denver eight years before her. “I’m happy when I see my brothers,” she said, pushing out…

Congressional delegation deals with comment deluge

Feb 13, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

Congressional offices in Colorado and across the nation have been flooded with emails, social media messages and calls that jammed phone lines. Hundreds of protesters flocked to town halls and congressional offices, some in strongly Republican districts, to voice their opposition to President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, plans to change or repeal Obamacare and refugee…

Refugee arrivals in Colorado likely cut by about half as a result of Trump’s order

Jan 31, 2017

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Peter Marcus

State officials say about half the number of refugees are expected in Colorado this year as a result of an executive order from President Trump. Colorado had expected 55 refugees in the next few days, according to state officials, who are scrambling to understand the reach of Trump’s executive order on the subject. Refugee families…

Colorado Democrats rip travel ban while Republicans offer mixed reactions

Jan 30, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado’s Democratic members of Congress roundly denounced the travel ban signed by President Donald Trump late Friday while the state’s Republican delegation was split, with responses ranging from a full endorsement to suggestions the Trump administration either fine-tune or substantially overhaul the decree. The executive order imposes a sweeping ban on any refugees entering the…