Colorado’s AG sues deputy, saying he illegally shared information with immigration agents
MESA COUNTY, COLORADO, JUL 22 – Colorado Attorney General files first lawsuit under state law after deputy’s cooperation with ICE led to arrest of a Utah student, aiming to stop future local aid to federal immigration enforcement.
- A Colorado deputy sheriff is being sued by the state's attorney general for allegedly sharing personal information about an individual with expired visa status to assist federal immigration agents in making an arrest.
- According to the lawsuit, Deputy Alexander Zwinck shared the driver's license, vehicle details, and location of a 19-year-old nursing student to a chat group that included immigration officials, leading to her arrest by federal agents.
- Colorado state law prohibits law enforcement from detaining individuals solely based on federal immigration detainers or sharing personal information with federal immigration authorities without a court order.
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Colorado's AG sues deputy, saying he illegally shared information with immigration agents
Colorado’s Democratic attorney general has sued a sheriff’s deputy for allegedly helping federal immigration agents find and arrest a college student over an expired visa.
Colorado A.G. sues deputy who shared information leading to U. student’s ICE arrest
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Tuesday that he has filed a lawsuit against a Mesa County sheriff’s deputy whose decision last month to share information with federal immigration officials led to the arrest of a 19-year-old college student from Utah.
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