El Paso County Sheriff's Office Releases 16 Undocumented Immigrants to ICE

El Paso County Sheriff's Office announces transfer of 16 to ICE

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office announced that they want to continue to collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement through a program that would give designated officer(s) specified powers of a ICE agent.

El Paso County Sheriff's Office releases 16 undocumented immigrants to ICE

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Following a statewide debate about the legality of local law enforcement's ability to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, El Paso County Sheriff's Office says they have released 16 individuals to ICE custody since January, after reconsidering state law with county attorneys. Of those sixteen individuals, five are accused of violent offenses, and three face drug-related charges. "This is the first …

EPSO releases list of custody transfers to ICE

(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — On Tuesday, May 27, El Paso County Sheriff Joseph Roybal announced the transfer of more than a dozen people into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO), not all the people on the list were arrested in El Paso County, some not even this year. However, Sheriff Roybal assured the community that all the arrests were in accordance with state and feder…

New Colorado law will bolster protections for immigrants, limit ICE cooperation. Here’s what it could mean for rural resort communities.

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed into law a sweeping expansion of Colorado’s existing immigrant protection policies, further limiting interactions between federal officers and local officials.  The measure, Senate Bill 276, was a top priority for Democrats in the state legislature who have moved to insulate Colorado from President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies and his call to carry out the “largest deportation in the history of o…

New Colorado law will bolster protections for immigrants, limit ICE cooperation

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed into law a sweeping expansion of Colorado’s existing immigrant protection policies, further limiting interactions between federal officers and local officials.  The measure, Senate Bill 276, was a top priority for Democrats in the state legislature who have moved to insulate Colorado from President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies and his call to carry out the “largest deportation in the history of o…

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