Tag: aclu
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El Paso County transfers 47 to ICE custody over 5 months
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that 47 people have been transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since late September. The transfers were between Sept. 25 and Feb. 26, according to the announcement. The previous transfer amount was 26 during a three-month period. Data previously analyzed by The Gazette shows that more…
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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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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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ACLU sues Trump administration over ICE arrests in Colorado
The ACLU of Colorado has sued the Trump administration, alleging that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials carried out unlawful, warrantless arrests as part of a broad effort to detain immigrants living in the United States without legal status. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of a legal permanent resident, a “Dreamer” brought to the country…
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Eyes on the city: Inside CSPD’s high-tech hub for tracking crime in real time
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs Police Department dispatchers recently received a service call about a woman who was allegedly threatening passersby with a knife, occasionally swinging and thrusting it toward people who came near her. As officers prepared…
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Colorado justices cautious of letting litigants make open records requests while suing governments
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court grappled on Tuesday with two competing principles: honoring public access to government records, on the one hand, while preventing litigants from deluging public bodies with open records requests at the same time they are suing them. Previously, the state’s second-highest court ruled that plaintiffs are not forbidden from using…
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ACLU of Colorado sues City of Pueblo over prohibition on syringe exchange programs
The ACLU of Colorado has filed a lawsuit against the city of Pueblo for their ordinance prohibiting syringe exchange programs within city limits. ACLU filed the lawsuit on behalf of the Colorado Health Network and the Southern Colorado Harm Reduction Association. These two organization are non-profits who operate syringe exchange programs in Pueblo. The lawsuit claims…