US EditionICE detains Utah college student after brief traffic stop, raising questions
- On June 5, 2025, Mesa County Deputy Alexander Zwinck conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 70 near Fruita, Colorado, involving 19-year-old Caroline Dias Goncalves, a student attending college in Utah.
- The traffic stop, which began because she was driving closely behind a semi truck, ultimately resulted in her arrest after an internal inquiry revealed that information from deputy communications had been improperly shared with ICE agents, violating Colorado law.
- Dias Goncalves was released with a warning after the stop but was detained minutes later by ICE, which used shared information meant for drug interdiction to enforce immigration policy.
- She has been held at an Aurora immigration center since June 5, with supporters raising over $25,000 to cover legal costs and her initial court appearance scheduled for Wednesday.
- The case highlights concerns about illegal information sharing between local law enforcement and federal immigration, contradicting state policies and impacting nearly 2.5 million Dreamers like Dias Goncalves.
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Immigrant rights groups demand accountability after a Mesa County traffic stop leads to ICE detaining Utah student
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On Tuesday, multiple Colorado immigrant rights advocates sent a press release demanding that Attorney General Phil Weiser and Governor Jared Polis launch a full investigation into the Mesa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) and ensure every state agency is in full compliance with Colorado's laws. The request comes after the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained 19-year-old Caroline Dias Goncalves, a Univer…
ICE detained University of Utah student after gaining secret access to Colorado deputy’s communications, sheriff’s office says
The Colorado county sheriff’s office whose deputy first pulled over a University of Utah student during a traffic stop earlier this month — and let her go with a warning — has since discovered its information was secretly being shared with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, leading to the student’s federal detainment just minutes later.
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