Author: Nicole C. Brambila The Denver Gazette
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Colorado’s unauthorized immigrant population jumps by 40,000 in 2 years, Pew reports
The population of immigrants illegally staying in America rose by more than 40,000 in just two years in Colorado, a new report has found. In 2021, this population in Colorado was estimated to be 160,000. Just two years later, that figure had ballooned to more than 200,000, according to the Pew Research Center’s most recent…
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Denver Public Schools gets higher performance rating
Preliminary data released by the Colorado Department of Education on Wednesday shows Denver Public Schools achieved a higher performance rating. Schools and districts across the state earned higher marks for the last academic year in the annual state performance rating. State education officials called the results “steady progress.” The release of the ratings comes after…
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Colorado’s unauthorized immigrant population jumps by 40,000 in 2 years, Pew reports
The population of immigrants illegally staying in America rose by more than 40,000 in just two years in Colorado, a new report has found. In 2021, this population in Colorado was estimated to be 160,000. Just two years later, that figure had ballooned to more than 200,000, according to the Pew Research Center’s most recent…
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DEA, ICE raid of Denver apartments raises legal questions
The battering ram that tore through the Denver apartment door of Felicia Gurule’s family friend, “Pops,” left more than a mangled lock and splintered wood. It triggered questions in some quarters about constitutional boundaries of immigration raids — as well as defense by others of the federal crackdown. Early that morning, federal agents shouted outside…
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Report links higher discipline rates to lower test scores in Colorado’s largest districts
Students in Colorado’s largest school districts who face more discipline tended to have lower test scores, according to a new report that examined student behavior and academic achievement across 21 districts. Conducted by the Common Sense Institute, researchers billed the report as the first comprehensive look of its kind. “It would seem like an intuitive…
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Trump administration plans to reopen Colorado prison north of Denver for ICE detainees
The Trump administration has told Colorado’s Congressional delegation it plans to reopen the shuttered Hudson Correctional Facility as an immigration detention center. Located about 30 miles northeast of Denver in Weld County, the Hudson Correctional Facility is a medium-security prison that closed a decade ago. “Hudson has the flexibility to manage a wide range of…
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Kaiser Permanente ends gender transition services for minors
Citing pressure from the Trump administration, Kaiser Permanente is the latest health system to acquiesce to demands that it cease providing gender transition services to minors that includes chemical or surgical procedures. Kaiser CEO Greg A. Adams announced the change in an email to executives, saying “there has been significant focus by the federal government…
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Neguse, Crow sue Trump administration over lack of access to immigration detention centers
A dozen Democratic lawmakers — led by U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse — have filed a lawsuit challenging what they allege is the Trump administration’s “unlawful obstruction” of their oversight in blocking lawmakers access to federal immigration detention centers. Filed Wednesday, the suit asserts members of Congress have authority to conduct investigations related to their legislative…
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University of Colorado Hospital ‘returning to normal’ after postponing non-emergency surgeries
The University of Colorado Hospital has postponed non-emergency surgeries after a non-specified staffing shortage in the sterilization department sparked concerns about having sufficient amounts of clean equipment. Kelli Christensen, a hospital spokesperson, said Monday that the facility was “returning to normal” and rescheduling procedures postponed last week. The sterile processing department had been working “at…
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ICE arrests more than 200 immigrants over weeklong sweep in metro Denver
During a weeklong operation earlier this month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 243 immigrants in the metro Denver area, part of the Trump administration’s intensified enforcement on the illegal immigration front. The agency confirmed the arrests occurred between July 12 and July 20. ICE officials also criticized Colorado’s “sanctuary” policies, saying many of the…