Tag: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ACLU sues GEO Group and doctor for wrongful death of immigrant...
The ACLU of Colorado sued the GEO Group today for what it alleges was the wrongful death of a Thornton man at the private...
ICE: 34 immigrants arrested this month in Colorado, Wyoming will be...
Earlier this summer, President Donald Trump threatened “millions” of undocumented immigrants would be arrested in a crackdown in cities across the nation, including Denver.
In...
Government report finds rights violations at Colorado ICE detention center
The private prison company that runs the immigrant detention center in Aurora is violating detainee rights and federal standards by denying outdoor recreation time,...
Colorado ICE detainee alleges mistreatment, denial of medical care He alleges...
A man being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Aurora detention center said an officer there slammed a door on his hand,...
Guest Post: Gov. Polis’s refusal to protect Colorado’s immigrants creates fear,...
As a mother of two young boys, I am daily finding ways to help them grow into strong human beings, seeking justice, loving mercy,...
Small towns are the place to challenge immigration policy
This month, Rosa Sabido, a 53-year old woman of “impeccable character,” became the 11th person nationwide currently in sanctuary in a church. The other...
Who gets to stay? Who has to leave? Deportation under Obama...
In 2009, before Colorado repealed its controversial “show me your papers” law, Jeanette Vizguerra was pulled over on her way to work for driving...
Luck of the law: CO sheriff’s policies on reporting to ICE...
For years, any time Immigration and Customs Enforcement asked, sheriffs across Colorado held suspected undocumented immigrants for up to two business days beyond their...
ICE announces reforms to controversial Secure Commnities program
John Morton, director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (aka ICE), announced Friday changes to the embattled immigration-enforcement program Secure Communities, which allows local law enforcement agencies to check the fingerprints of people they arrest with FBI and Department of Homeland Security databases to make sure they are not undocumented criminals.
ICE misses deadline for report on allegations of racial profiling and...
In April U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton met with community groups in Detroit, promising to investigate reports of racial profiling and abuse by agents in the Detroit field office and issue a report within 30 days. This deadline has now passed with no indication as to when or how the agency will formally respond to concerns about unjust and violent immigration enforcement practices.