Colorado judge puts temporary hold on deportations sought by Trump under Alien Enemies Act

Nevada judge blocks deportation of Venezuelan man detained under the Alien Enemies Act - The Nevada Independent

A federal judge in Nevada has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from immediately deporting a Venezuelan man that the administration had claimed was a violent gang member. Adrian Arturo Viloria Aviles, a 29-year-old citizen of Venezuela, was detained in February during a vehicle stop in Kearns, Utah, by immigration enforcement officials, who identified him as a member of the Tren de Aragua street gang. Viloria Aviles, who denies he is …

Judge Temporarily Blocks Deportations of Venezuelans Held at Orange County Jail

ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y.—A federal judge on April 9 granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting the deportations of two Venezuelan men held at the Orange County Jail without due process of law. The two detainees filed the petition immediately after the Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting Venezuelan gang members in the country. Trump’s executive order, issued on March 15, …

A reflection of Federico Peña - La Voz Colorado

Born, as the song goes, ‘deep in the heart of Texas’, Denver’s Federico Peña has lived a life that, perhaps, has outpaced even his wildest dreams. The former mayor, cabinet secretary and private business executive and philanthropist, says, very modestly, he has covered “a lot of territory.”  Now, mostly, but not entirely removed from politics and day-to-day work in the financial sector, Peña has moved away from the breakneck, Autobahn speed he o…

Former Fort Carson soldier still facing deportation after being brought back to Colorado

(COLORADO SPRINGS) -- Jose Barco was once in a combat uniform as he served two tours in Iraq for the U.S. Army. Now, Barco sits in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Aurora, and his loved ones are concerned and scared about his future. "That's probably one of the scariest things in my life, because you have no idea what's happening," said Tia Barco, the wife of Jose Barco. While serving in the army, Barco tried to apply for…

The Actual Point of the Deportations

Immigration The Actual Point of the Deportations Getting in the record books is a secondary concern to reducing the actual number of illegal immigrants in the country. (Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) When Barack Obama was the deporter-in-chief, he wasn’t just criticized by left-wing activists who found his approach to illegal immigration too harsh. Many who did want to see these numbers used to justify a future amnesty ac…

Colorado agrivoltaics research and demonstration grant now open

The Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Grant Program is open for applications. Now in its third year, this program provides funding for projects that research and demonstrate the use of solar energy production on agricultural land. Grant funding is available for projects that include construction or expansion of agrivoltaics systems, demonstration projects, outreach and communication efforts, and researc…