US EditionColorado’s AG sues deputy, saying he illegally shared information with immigration agents
MESA COUNTY, COLORADO, JUL 22 – Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed the first lawsuit under a state law forbidding local officers from aiding federal immigration enforcement after a deputy shared student info with ICE.
- 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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Sanctuary state Colorado sues local cop for allegedly helping ICE arrest illegal immigrant student
Mesa County Sheriff's Deputy Alexander Zwinck allegedly pulled over 19-year-old nursing student Caroline Dias Goncalves on June 5 for driving too closely to a semitruck on the highway before luring her to immigration agents.
Woke Colorado AG Sues Sheriff's Deputy For Aiding ICE - The American Tribune.com
The Attorney General of Colorado, Phil Weiser, is suing Mesa County Sheriff’s Deputy Alexander Zwinck for sharing information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which led to the detention of Caroline Dias Goncalves on June 5, 2025. For context, Zwinck allegedly stalled Goncalves, allowing ICE to detain her for 15 days. Despite state laws that prohibit such actions, Zwinck chose to prioritize border security over progressive local la…
AG Phil Weiser sets sights on Colorado cops cooperating with ICE - Complete Colorado
GRAND JUNCTION–Attorney General Phil Weiser is suing a Mesa County sheriff’s deputy for allegedly tipping off Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents about a foreign national college student with an expired visa. Weiser’s investigation has also spread to other state and local agencies on the Western Slope in an apparent probe of Colorado law enforcement cooperating with ICE. Weiser, who is term-limited, is running for the Democratic p…
Colorado's AG sues deputy sheriff, saying he illegally shared information with immigration agents
Atty. Gen. Phil Weiser also disclosed that his office is investigating whether other law enforcement officers on a regional drug task force the deputy worked on have been sharing information to help federal agents make immigration arrests.
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