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Held in ICE facility in Colorado, immigrant mothers share stories of separation from their...
One mother separated from her son said the two had to spend his sixth birthday apart, and that when he asked by phone why...
Hickenlooper responds to cries against separating immigrant families. Activists call for public vigilance.
About 60 people chanting rally cries such as “Actions not words, John, actions not words” took to the Capitol Monday morning demanding that Gov....
Littwin: The lowest Trumpian low – traumatizing children in order to build his ridiculous...
Let’s be clear on this. The cruelty taking place on our borders is intentional and not an unfortunate byproduct of an ill-conceived law.
Yes, the...
‘Don’t leave us in this fight’: Rallying in Denver, immigrants decry family separation
What is happening now at the U.S.-Mexico border, where immigrant parents and children are being forcibly separated under the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy is...
Jeff Sessions promotes “law and order,” condemns Colorado sanctuary cities during Denver visit
It cannot be acceptable in the United States, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday in Denver, that an undocumented person can cross the U.S.-Mexico...
Asked again about school staff referring students to ICE, DeVos says ‘I don’t think...
Pressed to clarify her stance on whether school staff could report undocumented students to immigration authorities, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday avoided giving...
ACLU gets ‘class action’ status in ICE lawsuit against El Paso County sheriff
A lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado challenging the way the El Paso County Sheriff works with federal immigration officials and...
CO Supreme Court denies El Paso sheriff’s appeal in ICE detainer case
The Colorado Supreme Court has denied the El Paso County Sheriff's appeal of an order demanding that he stop detaining inmates for immigration authorities.
Sheriff...
Anti-immigration policies linked to poorer health, new report says
Increased fear and “toxic stress” are preventing many undocumented immigrants from seeking adequate healthcare, negatively affecting both individual and public health, a new report...
Undocumented: A life, a home and a family in the rural West
This story is the first in a series that examines a community grappling with uncertainties around immigration in one of Colorado’s poorest rural counties.
Before...