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Homeland Security hearing lays out immigration battle ahead
A House Homeland Security Committee hearing Thursday morning highlighted the sharp divide in Congress over illegal immigration and what should be done about it, presaging the difficult fight ahead when Congress eventually begins to tackle proposals for comprehensive immigration reform.
287(g) immigration enforcement programs costing local communities
A new report from the conservative Center for Immigration Studies makes a point of praising the so-called 287(g) program, calling it very “cost-effective.” The...
Polis: ‘287(g)’ immigration crackdown laws create ‘sweep of terror’
A federal program known as 287(g), which grants broad immigration enforcement powers to local law enforcement agencies, has resulted in a "sweep of terror,"...
New immigration enforcement agreements frustrate Coloradans
The U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Friday that it had decided to standardize so-called 287(g) agreements rather than cancel them....
Coloradans say Obama immigrant detention reform falls short
AURORA — As they have once a month for six months now, a crowd of about 50 people stood outside the GEO Aurora ICE Processing Center Monday night, in a cold rain, to protest its expansion. The center will nearly quadruple in size this year.
Private prisons earnings up along with complaints
As the federal stimulus dollars begin to trickle down to the states this week, Erin Rosa provides a very timely profile of national private prison matron, The GEO Group, which operates facilities in Colorado.
Federal immigration police lend hand with DNC security
While more than 60 local, national and military law enforcement agencies are helping out with security surrounding the Democratic National Convention, there's one federal agency that may not be expected: Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Lamborn effusive over expanded ICE presence in Colorado
While local and national law enforcement have flooded Denver providing security and causing concern about police brutality during this week’s Democratic National Convention, Colorado is getting some additional federal agents that will stay well after the DNC.
Detainees, Including U.S. Citizens, Report Abuses By Federal Authorities
A national organization of immigration lawyers has raised concerns over congressional testimonies from individuals held by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities.The...
Immigrants Looking for American Dream Find Depression and Anxiety
The backlash against immigration had led to a significant increase in the number of Spanish speakers seeking mental health treatment. But providers say there...