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Rebutting the left’s open borders agenda | Mike Rosen
The real, but unspoken, primary motivation of the Democrats’ Open Borders agenda, especially as it applies to Central and South America, has been to import millions of Latinos who will return the favor by voting for Democrats in the future. Democrats hope that most of these immigrants, especially those who entered illegally, will note that…
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Federal judge orders immigration agents to follow law on warrantless arrests, imposes requirements on ICE
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the government to follow the legal requirements for warrantless immigration arrests, finding a practice of agents in Colorado taking noncitizens into custody without evaluating the likelihood they are a flight risk. In a Nov. 25 order, U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson acknowledged federal employees are authorized…
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Federal judge believes government would follow her orders on immigration detention ‘under normal circumstances’
A federal judge agreed on Thursday that she would allow a class of approximately 500 people in Colorado’s immigration detention to challenge the government’s refusal to set their bond, which she already found to be a likely violation of the law. At the same time, U.S. District Court Judge Regina M. Rodriguez said she was…
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Poll: Most Colorado voters fear ICE may unlawfully detain people in expanded deportation campaign
Roughly two-thirds of Colorado voters said they are worried federal immigration agents may unlawfully detain people who should not be caught up in the Trump administration’s expanded deportation effort, a new survey has found. The worry among Latino voters is higher at 73%. Conducted by the Colorado Polling Institute (CPI) from Nov. 1-5, the survey…
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A brief overview of The GEO Group v. Menocal, the class action out of Colorado about immigration detention
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of The GEO Group v. Menocal, which originated in Colorado. The arguments revolved around when appeals courts may review claims by federal contractors that they are immune from suit. Here are the basic points to know: What is the lawsuit about? The plaintiffs…
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10th Circuit upholds financial incentive for lawyers to take on challenges to immigration detention
The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Monday that the law allowing attorneys to recover their costs for prevailing against the government does apply to successful legal challenges to immigration detention. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit acknowledged a decision to the contrary would deter legal representation for…
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Fugitive still on the run months after ICE raid in Black Forest; no charges filed
Three months have passed since immigration officials swept through Black Forest in search of a man suspected of trying to ram a vehicle into federal agents during a raid in the area. Jose Mendez-Chavez, a man federal authorities believe was living in the U.S. illegally, is considered a fugitive by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following…
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Denver ICE leader purged by Trump administration
EXCLUSIVE — The Trump administration has begun to purge Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in offices in five major U.S. cities and fill some of those top posts with senior Border Patrol agents, who will take over interior immigration enforcement in those regions, according to five sources familiar with the plans. ICE leaders in Denver, Los Angeles, Philadelphia,…
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Federal judge ‘dumbfounded’ at government’s rejection of enforceable order holding ICE to its own policy
A federal judge on Friday grilled the government over its position that an internal policy defining the ability of immigration agents to make warrantless arrests should not be enforceable through a court order. “As a citizen of Colorado and of the United States, I am dumbfounded that the government won’t agree to a court order…
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El Paso County transfers 26 people to ICE custody over 3 months, sets new monthly high
Twenty six people with criminal charges were transferred from the custody of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement from July to September, according to a news release by the office Monday. Deputies also detained 14 additional individuals with criminal charges who were released “before ICE authorities could take custody.”…