U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Immigrant advocates and the ACLU of Colorado sued three Trump immigration officials over arrests of immigrants in Colorado.

Caroline Dias Goncalves, a 19-year-old college student detained by ICE in June, is one of the plaintiffs.

Recent federal immigration enforcement operations in Routt County have raised questions about how ICE is communicating with local law enforcement. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Steamboat Pilot reporter Emma Pilger and then read the entire Steamboat Spring article at the link below.

Voces Unidas has filed complaints over incidents in Garfield and Routt counties that it says may violate state restrictions on ICE collaboration and communication. Officials deny any wrongdoing.

Immigration arrests have surged in Colorado since President Trump returned to office in January. But despite his pledge to focus on detaining and deporting violent criminals, the data tells a different story. A Colorado Sun analysis found a majority of those targeted by ICE did not have a criminal history.

There were 407 unaccompanied immigrant children placed with sponsors in Colorado from October through May, plus 75 refugee children in the state foster care system. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Jennifer Brown and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

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Denver police used smoke and pepper balls to disperse a group of protesters near the I-25 onramps on Broadway.

A whistleblower lawsuit filed in Denver this week revealed the subpoena and the clash between the governor and a state labor director who says releasing the personal info is illegal.

Even as immigrants in the U.S. avoid going out in public, terrified of encountering immigration authorities, families across the country are mostly sending their children to school — but that's not to say they feel safe in this country. In some cases, families are telling their children's schools that they're leaving.