Allison Sherry

Exasperated Colorado federal judge orders Trump administration back to court on warrantless ICE arrests ACLU of Colorado has argued that federal immigration officers are detaining people without warrants and without probable cause.

Exasperated federal judge orders Trump administration back to court on warrantless ICE arrests in Colorado

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Prosecutor’s aggressive talk about Tren de Aragua has so far produced only plea deals Half of those named have avoided trial and shaved years off possible sentences

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Prosecutor’s aggressive talk about Tren de Aragua has so far produced only plea deals Half of those named have avoided trial and shaved years off possible sentences

Last year, Colorado's top federal prosecutor told a bank of TV cameras this prosecution crippled Tren de Aragua in Colorado. Seven months later, that tough talk is largely unfulfilled and the office is pleading out the cases.

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DENVER - Colorado Governor Jared Polis called for a full investigation into the death of Renee Nicole Good following a tragic incident with federal ICE agents in Minnesota. It has been reported that Ms. Good, the mother of a young child, is from the Colorado Springs area and has family living in Colorado. “What took place in a Minneapolis neighborhood is deeply disturbing, and the loss of Renee Good is tragic. My thoughts are with Renee’s family, especially her young child, friends, and loved ones including those in Colorado. There must be a full investigation into this incident, and accountability. The American people deserve answers about what happened today,” said Governor Jared Polis.

Gov. Jared Polis: “What took place in a Minneapolis neighborhood is deeply disturbing, and the loss of Renee Good is tragic. My thoughts are with Renee’s family, especially her young child, friends, and loved ones including those in Colorado.”

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Trump muddles some facts, omits others from two Colorado stories to help justify U.S. raid on Venezuela President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked an alleged gang incident at an apartment building in Colorado as part of his justification for invading The president omitted that none of the allegations ha...

“But his recitation of a handful of unrelated facts omitted that prosecutors have yet to prove anything to a jury.”

New reporting today from @allisonsherry.bsky.social

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Trump muddles some facts, omits others from two Colorado stories to help justify U.S. raid on Venezuela President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked an alleged gang incident at an apartment building in Colorado as part of his justification for invading The president omitted that none of the allegations ha...

"Trump muddles some facts, omits others from two Colorado stories to help justify U.S. raid on Venezuela."

CPR Justice Reporter @allisonsherry.bsky.social will join us Monday on Colorado Matters.

Way too much body camera footage: police, prosecutors and defense attorneys struggle with loads of digital evidence Gone are the days of dusty boxes in police evidence rooms. With every crime committed nowadays comes hours — sometimes hundreds of hours — of digital

Gone are the days of dusty boxes in police evidence room. Digital evidence is everywhere and all parties are overwhelmed.

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Activist Jeanette Vizguerra released from immigration detention after posting bond The immigration activist still faces months of hearings in her effort to remain in the U.S.

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Activist Jeanette Vizguerra granted bond and will be released from immigration custody Vizguerra has been in the U.S. for almost three decades.

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BREAKING: Immigration judge issues a bond order for national immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra -- story to come.

Mostly want there to be a record of all of the reporters working in the literal trenches to witness events and write about them and the obstacles therein.

Also want to note that @sarawilson.bsky.social at @coloradonewsline.com was there and was kicked out for taking a photo in the lobby of the detention center. She took a photo for informational purposes, to understand the rules, and ICE threatened to call APD on her.

Given the 1st Amendment ramifications of this case, the USA's office was supportive. And the immigration judge was too, but she was remote and not clued into the whole drama.

And so @sethklamann.bsky.social and @jenbrowncolo.bsky.social and Anna Alejo with CBS News waited in the lobby for 2 hours while Lichter fought with the US attorney and ICE to get us in the courtroom.

What's ironic of course is that Vizguerra herself is challenging her detention on First Amendment claims. She was an outspoken activist against America's immigration system. And was detained in March on immigration violations

Me and 3 other reporters arrived early (some of them earlier than me) and ICE decided not to let us in the courtroom. So Vizguerra's attorney Laura Lichter told the officials that she wanted us in

This story was a journey.

Immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra’s hopes crushed as judge waits on deciding whether she should be released from detention She's now been separated from family for nine months

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Trump administration sues to get Colorado voter records The suit follows months of requests denied by the state.

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Court demands end to warrantless arrests, restricting a tool ICE frequently uses to detain immigrants Unless reversed on appeal, it is likely to place a severe restriction on ICE’s operations in Colorado.

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Latino groups condemn Rep. Lauren Boebert’s Halloween costume The Republican congresswoman made light of immigrants’ fears of the ICE crackdown and mocked Spanish pronunciations

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HAPPENING NOW: Judge McConnell is sharply rebuking the Trump administration for what he said was defying his order to make full SNAP payments by Nov. 5. He has ordered USDA to make the *full* payment to states by tomorrow.

Boulder firebombing suspect pleads not guilty to state charges Mohamed Sabry Soliman faces more than 180 state charges for first-degree murder, attempted murder and using explosive devices. He also faces federal hate crimes charges.

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Durango family was detained without a warrant — lawyers say it’s another example of ICE not following the law In a separate civil case, an ICE supervisor said he understands that the detainment was a "collateral arrest."

Was waylaid by Halloween but here is my latest story. Judge Jackson said late Friday afternoon he would rule as soon as he could -- my latest story.

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Lawyers representing the 4 plaintiffs are now pushing on that, bringing up individual cases -- including this week's detention of a family in Durango -- and asking how they were assessed. I'll update this space with news. Thanks for following along. 🎃

On the stand now is Gregory Davies, who is the #3 at ICE in Colorado. Federal government lawyers established that ICE officers go through a lot of training on this, assessing people for flight risk and that all of the determinations they've made this year have been proper.

Hi🖐️ -- we're still here in the cavernous, windowless courtroom in the federal building hearing arguments about whether Colorado ICE officers are illegally taking immigrants into custody and detention without assessing their flight risk.

Federal judge hears arguments that Colorado ICE agents are illegally detaining people Plaintiffs' lawyers argued that Colorado-based immigration agents do not first assess the likelihood of fleeing, which is required by federal law.

My latest: First day of arguments in a case challenging ICE officers in Colorado and their lack of warrants in detaining non-criminal immigrants. We'll pick up at 9 am tomorrow.

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Here are my latest two stories on this growing escalation between local government officials and ICE.

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Where does $20 million come from? Massive jury award will test George Floyd-era police reform law in higher courts The law attempts to hold cities and officers accountable for egregious mistakes on the job — and lawyers are trying to outsmart it.

"We’re going to send a message to every Denver police officer that your employer is hanging them out to dry. We’re going to come after their personal assets, their cars, their marital estates, we’ll garnish their wages."

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