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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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Trump’s order on sex sparks uncertainty for transgender people with official documents
Millions of Americans awoke last Tuesday to a nation that no longer recognizes their chosen identity on official documents. With the scrawl of a pen on his first day back in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump made good on a campaign promise to roll back protections and social and policy advancements for transgender, nonbinary…
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Women held for 15 days after speeding, suing sheriffs and judge in two Colorado counties
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a suit in federal district court Tuesday against Mesa County Chief Judge Brian Flynn, Mesa County Sheriff Matt Lewis and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle over a series of events that kept a woman with no criminal history behind bars for 15 days. ACLU lawyers said Michelle Reynolds was…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spent more than $80,000 on masks, but withheld them from inmates in cells
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spent more than $80,000 on face masks from April through September, but did not provide them to inmates in their housing areas before a coronavirus outbreak in October that infected more than 1,100 prisoners and staff. Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jacqueline Kirby said the office bought 87,330 masks with $80,594 in…
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Live Well: New company to sell pregnancy, ovulation tests online
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Buying pregnancy or ovulation tests at the store can be a fraught experience. It was for Heather Smith, who remembers feeling like she had to flash a wedding ring at the checkout clerk, subliminally signifying…
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Live Well: New company to sell pregnancy, ovulation tests online
Buying pregnancy or ovulation tests at the store can be a fraught experience. It was for Heather Smith, who remembers feeling like she had to flash a wedding ring at the checkout clerk, subliminally signifying it was OK for her to purchase such products because she was married, and not out carousing as a shamefully…