Tag: dhs
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ICE ‘materially violated’ order on warrantless arrests, Colorado judge says
A federal judge ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday to immediately train its Colorado employees about how to lawfully perform warrantless arrests, after the evidence showed officers had little understanding of the requirements. U.S. District Court Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson wrote that ICE had “materially violated” his prior order that directed immigration…
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Court rules against Colorado Rep. Jason Crow, other Democrats in ICE visitation policy challenge
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WASHINGTON • A federal judge refused Monday to temporarily block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy requiring a week’s notice before members of Congress can visit immigration detention facilities. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb, who is based in Washington, D.C., concluded that the Department of Homeland Security didn’t violate an earlier court order when it reimposed…
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Friend of Iranian man seized by ICE says his arrest was based on lies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Mehrdad Mehdipour was arrested on June 22 by federal immigration agents at the home of his Colorado Springs host and friend, Iranian Christian-advocate Mohamad Faridi, Faridi was angered. Mehdipour had been surrounded, cuffed and hauled away based on “lies from the pit of hell,”…
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Child abuse, neglect still happen in Colorado amid decrease in calls to hotlines during summer break
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s Child Abuse and Neglect hotline always receives fewer calls over summer break, which concerns adults who work in the field of child protection. “This happens every year — during the summer months we see calls drop 20% to 25% in June, July and part of…
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Federal judge rules to halt deportation of Boulder attack suspect’s family
Editor’s note: an earlier version of this story mistakenly identified attorney Susanna Dvortsin as a family friend to Soliman’s wife. The wife and five children of an Egyptian man charged with a hate crime after an fire-involved attack in Boulder over the weekend were headed for deportation Wednesday until a lawsuit filed on behalf of the family…
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Colorado Springs mother accused of negligent death of toddler is denied bond reduction
A woman charged in the negligent death of her toddler in 2022 was denied a lower bond on Thursday in El Paso County Court. Amber Comstock, 32, was arrested on suspicion of child abuse resulting in death on Jan. 5. Officers responding to a 911 call found Comstock’s 14-month old son dead at his home…
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Colorado Springs mother arrested in death of toddler had long history with DHS, court documents show
A woman arrested in the death of her toddler in 2022 had a history of referrals to the Department of Human Services dating back to 2016, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by The Gazette. Amber Comstock, 32, was arrested on suspicion of child abuse resulting in death on Jan. 5. Officers responding to a…