Tag:ICE

Victory for Home Rule Independence: Court Limits Jurisdiction Over Home Rule Municipalities

In 2006, Colorado voters enacted Amendment 41, a constitutional citizen initiative that created the Independent Ethics Commission, a statewide agency tasked with hearing and...

‘There’s Hope Here’

Even for seasoned lawyers, it can be intimidating to step outside their practice area and into the foreign territory of immigration law. But interest...

Challenges at Every Phase in ‘Crimmigration’ Practice

Current chaotic practices in the U.S. for addressing unlawful immigration such as family separations and varying municipal approaches to cooperating with Immigration and Customs...

Corporate Counsel Spotlight: Michelle Berge

School districts exist to educate students, but such a large public-facing organization much also be equipped to handle myriad issues that affect kids, their...

ACLU, County Sheriff Embroiled in ‘ICE Hold’ Battle

In recent years, Colorado county sheriffs have largely declined to hold prisoners for federal immigration agencies. But the American Civil Liberties Union has been...

Deadline Looms for Family Separation Cases

During the past two months, the U.S. government has transferred approximately 100 asylum seekers, the majority of whom are from Central America’s violent northern...

SCOTUS: Immigration Notices Faulty

In an 8-1 decision in Pereira v. Sessions released June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a strong rebuke of a longstanding Department of...

Into the Shadows

A last renewal of Temporary Protected Status for some immigrants who hold the designation will end September 19, 2019, and that means more than...