Author: Carol Mckinley
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Fort Carson soldier’s wife spared possible deportation
In a move that signaled that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security may be softening its stance on undocumented spouses of active-duty military, a Colorado woman was spared from possible deportation Thursday. Jennifer Madriaga Baca, an undocumented immigrant, looked exhausted but relieved as she walked out of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Florence.…
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Fort Carson soldier’s wife could be deported
As the country’s largest immigration enforcement crackdown continues in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, a Fort Carson sergeant is fighting a personal immigration crisis — one that may implode his family. Sgt. Tyler Garza’s wife, Jennifer Maradiaga Baca, is not a legal U.S. citizen and an immigration judge’s 15-year-old deportation order from 2011 hangs over her head.…
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Colorado man with a big heart gets a new heart — literally
To John Babiak, every person in the world is a friend. How appropriate, then, that two people he had never met saved his life. This August, the coach and former science teacher found himself on his 66th birthday in an intensive care unit with a grim diagnosis — his heart was failing. “The whole team…
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Iraq War veteran Jose Barco deported to Mexico
Immigration officials this month began the deportation process for a decorated Iraq War veteran whose story captured national attention and garnered intense discussion both for and against his removal. On Tuesday, the conversation was over, and Jose Barco-Chirino, who had a criminal record, was bused to Florence, Arizona. Before sunup Friday morning, the former Army…
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Jose Barco loses deportation fight
Jose Barco has lost his nine-month-long fight to avoid deportation. Immigration judge Tyler Wood denied each of Barco’s five motions for relief, including an application for asylum, and ordered the U.S. veteran to be removed in a 10-page ruling released on Thursday. Wood did not stipulate an exact date for Barco’s deportation, but his attorney,…
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Iraq war veteran Jose Barco, who served 15 years for attempted murder, loses deportation fight
Jose Barco has lost his nine-month-long fight to avoid deportation. Immigration judge Tyler Wood denied each of Barco’s five motions for relief, including an application for asylum, and ordered the U.S. veteran to be removed in a 10-page ruling released on Thursday. Wood did not stipulate an exact date for Barco’s deportation, but his attorney,…
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Barco loses deportation fight
Army veteran Jose Barco has lost his nine-month-long fight to avoid deportation. Immigration Judge Tyler Wood denied each of Barco’s five motions for relief, including an application for asylum, and ordered the U.S. veteran to be removed in a 10-page ruling released Thursday. Wood did not stipulate an exact date for Barco’s deportation, but his…
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Barry Morphew posting $3 million bond
Barry Morphew, in jail on murder charges in the death of his wife, is in the process of posting bond, his attorney confirmed. But he remains in an Alamosa County jail as he waits to be fitted for a GPS ankle monitor and to finalize details with a local bondsman. His attorney, David Beller, confirmed…
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Barry Morphew posts $3 million bond
Barry Morphew, in jail on murder charges in the death of his wife, bonded out of the Alamosa County jail Friday after securing surety on a $3 million bond. As per judge’s orders, he was fitted with a GPS ankle monitor. His attorney, David Beller, confirmed late Thursday night that “funds for the bond were…
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Barry Morphew posting $3 million bond
Barry Morphew, in jail on murder charges in the death of his wife, is in the process of posting bond, his attorney confirmed. But he remains in an Alamosa County jail as he waits to be fitted for a GPS ankle monitor and to finalize details with a local bondsman. His attorney, David Beller, confirmed…