US EditionICE Deportations Are Derailing Colorado Criminal Prosecutions
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, JUL 13 – At least 24 defendants have been deported mid-prosecution, disrupting justice and raising concerns about public safety and constitutional rights, according to Colorado district attorneys.
- Jesus Alberto Pereira Castillo, who is 21 years old, secured his freedom from the Jefferson County detention center by paying a $5,000 bail on November 27, 2024, before being taken into federal custody and deported by ICE.
- The deportation halted the state's criminal case against Castillo, as ICE no longer honors writs requiring detainees' court appearances from Denver County Jail.
- Since September, over twenty defendants and a witness involved in criminal cases in the Denver metro area have been taken into ICE custody and deported amid active state prosecutions, impacting cases related to a range of offenses.
- Seventeen Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason emphasized that when a defendant is removed from the country before the case is resolved, preventing justice from being served, it ultimately undermines public safety.
- These mid-case deportations disrupt justice processes, may chill witness cooperation, and suggest deported individuals often return, undermining long-term public safety according to Colorado officials.
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By Ryan ManciniTo read this article in english in MassLive click here.When ICE agents arrested a Brazilian woman on a Worcester street this spring, Malachy Jackson—then a police academy cadet—observed how the public reaction grew after the police department intervened. But she lived it not only from the perspective of an official future, but also as someone with undocumented loved ones. “We’re also in this, we’re with you, okay? It’s not me agai…
The Macomb Daily
ICE deportations are derailing criminal prosecutions
When a Venezuelan immigrant was arrested last year and charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Jefferson County, the teen’s mother hoped for justice. J.E., who is being identified by her initials to protect her daughter’s identity, wanted the suspect to be convicted, locked away. She wanted to know he couldn’t hurt anyone else, at least for a while. But that’s not what happened. Jesus Alberto Pereira Castillo, 21, posted $5,000 ba…
Denver Post
ICE deportations are derailing Colorado criminal prosecutions
When a Venezuelan immigrant was arrested last year and charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Jefferson County, the teen’s mother hoped for justice. J.E., who is being identified by her initials to protect her daughter’s identity, wanted the suspect to be convicted, locked away. She wanted to know he couldn’t hurt anyone else, at least for a while. But that’s not what happened. Jesus Alberto Pereira Castillo, 21, posted $5,000 ba…
Yusmari Galíndez, a Venezuelan woman who gained prominence a few weeks ago when she was arrested in the United States and asked that she not be deported without her 13-year-old son, recently arrived in Venezuela with the minor. Galíndez was arrested on April 3 by agents of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE). After spending several weeks in detention, she was finally deported with her son to Venezuela a few days ago. Her mother and…
Jesuit priests: We saw a kangaroo court in operation in the Rio Grande Valley – Rio Grande Guardian
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Father Kevin A. Collins, of St. Eugene de Mazenod in Brownsville, has alerted the Rio Grande Guardian to a news feature about immigration and ICE arrests in America – The Jesuit Review. The article was penned by two jesuit priests based in South Texas – Brian Strassburger and William Critchley-Menor. The feature is titled: “What we saw during an ICE arrest and immigration court hearing: the breakdown of justice in America.” …
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