Tag:ICE

Governor Signs Immigration Detention Defense Fund into Law

Last week, Gov. Jared Polis signed HB 21-1194 into law, giving the final OK to create Colorado's new immigration legal defense fund.

ICE Operation Arrests 2,000 with Focus on Criminal History, Medical Care

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 2,000 people between July and August in a nationwide effort to detain undocumented immigrants with prior...

Mayor, Immigrant Stakeholders Talk Future of Legal Defense Fund

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Aug. 25 met with representatives from the Denver Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs and clients and awardees of...

Rural Areas Face Large Immigration Removal Proceedings, Churches Offer Support

While immigration related challenges and deportations exist across the country, Immigration Court records have shown that rural counties face higher rates of immigrant removal...

ICE says four detainees test positive for COVID-19 at Aurora

Four detainees out of 481 tested at the Aurora Contract Detention Facility have returned positive results for COVID-19, according to a press release from...

ICE Begins Coronavirus Testing at Aurora Detention Center

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Tuesday that “voluntary COVID-19 testing” began at the Aurora Contract Detention Facility. The tests are available for “all...

Detainees Test Positive COVID-19, ICE’s Next Steps Unclear

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed last week that two people in its custody at the Aurora immigrant detention center have tested positive for...

ICE Detainees Have COVID, Aurora ‘illustrative example’ of Problems in California Injunction

Immigrant rights advocates are asking a federal judge to force Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take proactive measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus...