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Polis urges Senate to move forward on immigration reform

By | 05.05.10 | 2:00 pm

U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, fresh off appointment to the House Judiciary Committee, took to the U.S. House floor Wednesday to urge the U.S. Senate to introduce comprehensive federal immigration reform legislation. Senators will draw heat on any immigration proposal…

Polis: ‘287(g)’ immigration crackdown laws create ‘sweep of terror’

By | 10.21.09 | 1:45 pm

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,” said 2nd District U.S. Rep. Jared Polis. In a floor speech today, the Boulder Democrat–who…

New immigration enforcement agreements frustrate Coloradans

By | 10.19.09 | 8:43 am

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. The agreements grant broad immigration enforcement powers to local law enforcement agencies. In Colorado, and…