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Denver hires law firm in advance of Mike Johnston’s ‘sanctuary city’ hearing in Congress
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Denver hires law firm in advance of Mike Johnston’s ‘sanctuary city’ hearing in Congress

By Deborah Grigsby  | The Denver Gazette The City and County of Denver has retained outside legal counsel for up to $2 million just before Mayor Mike Johnston’s appearance next month before a congressional committee in Washington, D.C. The U.S. House Committee on Government and Reform has asked Johnston to testify before the panel on March 5. The City and County of Denver inked an agreement with the law firm Covington and Burling, LLP to represent the city in the upcoming congressional inquiry into so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions nationwide. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Douglas Co. declares support for bill allowing Colorado law enforcement to work with ICE
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Douglas Co. declares support for bill allowing Colorado law enforcement to work with ICE

By Noah Festenstein | The Denver Gazette Douglas County law enforcement officials on Wednesday declared support for legislation to flip a state law that has barred local officials from working with federal immigration agents. If approved by the Democrat-controlled legislature, it would reinstate a bill allowing local law enforcement to work with federal immigration officials with a focus on those who commit crimes. That bill was repealed in 2013. State Sen. Mark Baisley, Rep. Max Brooks and Rep. Chris Richardson are trying to garner support for Senate Bill 25-047 but realize it will be difficult to get it passed. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Colorado landlord blocked from discriminating against allegedly illegal tenants: ‘The Does’
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Colorado landlord blocked from discriminating against allegedly illegal tenants: ‘The Does’

By Amanda Pampuro  | Courthouse News A Colorado judge on Tuesday granted a Venezuelan couple’s request for an injunction barring their landlord from discriminating against them due to their immigration status after their landlord agreed to the stipulations. “Since the Doe family moved in, the defendants have treated them as second-class tenants due to their perceived citizenship and immigration status and that is intolerable under Colorado law,” said the couple’s attorney, Anna Kurtz with the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado. The couple, who sued their landlord anonymously in the District Court for Arapahoe County on Jan. 28, claimed landlord Avi Schwalb and property manager Nancy Dominguez used their tenants' immigration status to intimidate them. READ THE ...
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Federal deportation efforts continue in Colorado, as Democrats push back with outrage
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The Center Square, State

Federal deportation efforts continue in Colorado, as Democrats push back with outrage

By Elyse Apel | The Center Square Federal agents have continued their deportation efforts in Colorado, conducting a series of raids Wednesday morning in various apartment complexes in Denver and Aurora. Multiple agencies assisted with the raids, including the Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI Denver and the Department of Homeland Security. “The FBI and other DOJ partners are assisting DHS with immigration enforcement efforts in Denver and Aurora this morning,” said a statement from FBI Denver. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE CENTER SQUARE
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In ‘Return to Sender’ operation, ICE targets 100+ Venezuelan gang members for arrest
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In ‘Return to Sender’ operation, ICE targets 100+ Venezuelan gang members for arrest

By Maddie Rhodes | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeted over 100 members of the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, for arrest and detention as part of a multi-location immigration enforcement operation in Aurora and Denver Wednesday morning.  This operation, which the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Rocky Mountain Division is calling the “Return to Sender Operation,” took at least 10 people into custody at the Cedar Run Apartments at 888 S. Oneida St. in Denver, according to a DEA spokesperson on scene.   The DEA Rocky Mountain Division said this was part of the operation that was expected to start in Aurora on Jan. 30. This operation was reportedly delayed because information was leaked and posed security threats. ...
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So. Colorado sheriffs, officials support SB047, allowing law enforcement to work with ICE
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So. Colorado sheriffs, officials support SB047, allowing law enforcement to work with ICE

By O’Dell Isaac | The Gazette A group of Colorado law enforcement and elected officials on Monday spoke in support of upcoming legislation that would increase their ability to work with the Department of Immigration Control and Enforcement in the prosecution of violent criminals living in the U.S. illegally. El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal, Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell and U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank held a news conference at the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office as part of an effort to galvanize public support for Senate Bill 25-047, Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law, which would repeal existing Colorado immigration laws that Roybal called “anti-public safety.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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DEA arrests another alleged Tren de Aragua member in Denver
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DEA arrests another alleged Tren de Aragua member in Denver

By Luige Del Puerto | The Denver Gazette Anti-narcotics agents have arrested a man suspected of being a member of the Venezuelan gang operating in metro Denver. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration provided few details of the arrest.  In a post on X on Wednesday, the agency said the arrest was made overnight.   The agency posted a video of the arrest, which showed a man in handcuffs being led into a law enforcement vehicle. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Suspected TdA member seen in Aurora viral apartment video arrested in NYC
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Suspected TdA member seen in Aurora viral apartment video arrested in NYC

By Vicente Arenas | KDVR-TV Fox 31 News The arrest of a suspected Venezuelan gang member has been one of the most high-profile arrests in the case so far. The Department of Homeland Security’s new Secretary was on hand for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency action. Secretary Kristi Noem posted videos of her participation in the ICE operation that started at 3 a.m. ET Tuesday. “Dirtbags like this will continue to be removed from our streets,” Noem said in a video posted on X. READ THE FULL STORY AT KDVR-TV FOX 31 NEWS
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DEA arrests suspects in early morning drug raid in Colorado; weapons and ammunition seized
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DEA arrests suspects in early morning drug raid in Colorado; weapons and ammunition seized

By Jennifer McRae | CBS Colorado Drug Enforcement Administration agents along with Denver police officers, arrested several suspects in an early morning drug raid Wednesday. DEA said they were investigating a drug trafficking operation in Lochbuie.  "There is a renewed sense of purpose in our mission which is removing violent criminals who are trafficking dangerous drugs like fentanyl into our communities," said Assistant Special Agent in Charge, DEA Rocky Mountain Division David Olesky. Olesky said this is part of a larger operation that is removing members of the criminal Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and two other cartels, Jalisco and Sinaloa. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Feds using Buckley Space Force Base to detain and process illegal aliens
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Feds using Buckley Space Force Base to detain and process illegal aliens

By Lindsey Grewe | KKTV-TV CBS 11 News A Colorado military installation is now being used as a holding and processing facility for detained migrants as the Trump administration ramps up mass arrests across the country. Coming at the behest of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora is the first military installation in the country utilized for this purpose. In a statement to 11 News sister station CBS Denver, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) said that no military personnel would be involved in ICE operations. READ THE FULL STORY AT KKTV-TV CBS 11 NEWS
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