Immigration

Education leaders across Colorado are grappling with how to respond to the Trump administration's immigration policies. They recently got help from a Nebraska superintendent who saw his own community shaken by an immigration raid two decades ago. He shares the lessons he learned, and his advice for educators in the months ahead.

A federal judge has put a temporary hold on deportations of immigrants in Colorado who face possible removal under President Donald Trump's invocation of an 18th century law known as the Alien Enemies Act. The Republican president declared the law in effect to speed up deportations of people accused of being members of a Venezuelan gang.

The bill would further block local cooperation with federal authorities, like ICE, and attempt to outlaw deportation operations in certain Colorado locations. It’s in part a response to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Geilond Vido-Romero was arrested by police and federal agents after being found on a bus at East Colfax Avenue and Cherry Street in Denver.

A federal judge in Denver is set to hear arguments over whether an immigration and labor activist who took refuge in Colorado churches to avoid deportation during the first Trump administration should be freed from detention. Jeanette Vizguerra's lawyers are expected to argue during a hearing Friday that a pending deportation order isn't valid.

For the second day in a row, demonstrators called for the release of Jeanette Vizguerra, who is being held at an ICE facility in Aurora.

With less than 60 days left to go and plenty of big, controversial bills still in play, it’s crunch time for state lawmakers.

The Catch Up is the easy way to stay updated on all the news making headlines on KUNC newscasts. Here are the biggest stories from March 3 to 7.

Democratic mayors of four major cities say Congress and the Trump administration are exaggerating crime committed by immigrants and attacking so-called sanctuary cities simply to score political points, as Republicans hammer the policies for shielding criminals and discouraging cooperation with federal officials.

Most Democratic lawmakers oppose federal immigration raids conducted recently in Colorado. And Democrats hold the majority in both houses of the Colorado legislature. So how might those lawmakers push back against immigration sweeps? We’ll explore that question today on In The NoCo.