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Meet the 2012 Denver #WebAwards finalists

It's time for the 2012 edition of Westword's Denver Web Awards, our annual celebration of Denver's greatest digital minds. Back at the end of September, we put out a call for you, dear readers, to nominate your favorite online projects and voices, and a team of Westword staffers and contributors has ... More >>

Scott Gessler won't intimidate us on election day, Latino groups say

Secretary of State Scott Gessler has a Republican agenda and is trying to prevent Latinos and new citizens from voting on election day. At least that's the charge from a group of left-leaning advocacy organizations working to get Hispanic voters to the polls in Colorado. Gessler's office, however, i ... More >>

Initiative 52: Why undocumented immigrants driver's license measure didn't make the ballot

Initiative 52, which would have allowed undocumented immigrants with an individual tax identification number, last year's tax return and a form of government-issued ID from their country of origin to obtain driver's licenses, will not be on November's ballot. Supporters fell short of collecting the ... More >>

Immigration: Jose Luis Vazquez Campos loses battle to stop his deportation

Jose Luis Vazquez Campos has lost his battle to stay in the United States -- for now, at least. Despite a rally and petition stop Campos's deportation, the father of two young boys was unable to process the paperwork to request that his case be closed. Last week, Campos said goodbye to his wife and ... More >>

Immigration: The fight to stop deportation of Jose Luis Vazquez Campos

Jose Luis Vazquez Campos doesn't have much time. An undocumented immigrant, Campos must prove to federal immigration authorities that he's in Mexico on July 18, which means he'll have to board a bus in Denver on Sunday to get there. Yesterday, the American Friends Service Committee held a rally to a ... More >>

Immigration: Local activists praise, criticize Supreme Court's Arizona ruling

Today, the United States Supreme Court rejected three of four core provisions in Arizona's controversial immigration law -- but allowed the most hotly contested to remain. It is still legal for state police to stop, interview and detain people they have "reasonable suspicion" to believe entered the ... More >>

Initiative 52 would let undocumented immigrants get driver's licenses

Initiative 52 would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses, as long as they provide an individual tax identification number, last year's tax return and a form of government-issued ID from their country of origin. Today, backers of the initiative held a press conference at the Capi ... More >>

Photos: Immigrants and advocates protest ICE surge in Aurora

Today is the last in a seven-day "surge" being conducted in Aurora by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Their supposed target? Deportable aliens who have been arrested, or those issued court summonses who are fugitives or who have been previously deported or convicted of crimes. It's the summonse ... More >>

Occupy Denver votes on statement to protect female and LGBTQ presence within its ranks

In light of the recent creation of Liberate Denver, an occupation offshoot focused on safer spaces and better internal relationships, Occupy Denver proper has had a few decisions to make. Last night, this meant a vote to officially recognize the roles of the female and LGBTQ members inside the movem ... More >>

Immigrant rights activist groups protest renewal of GEO contract (PHOTOS)

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), which brings people of various faiths together to work for social justice, peace and humanitarian service, has been holding vigils at the GEO detention center in Aurora each month since May 2009. So supporters were understandably discouraged when Immig ... More >>

Immigration protesters at GEO detention facility mark 1 mil. deportations under Obama (PICS)

Big pics below.​For over two years, monthly vigils have been staged at Aurora's GEO detention center, a privately owned facility that critics charge with profiting from the United States' immigration policies via the systematic trampling of detainees' rights. And Jennifer Piper, interfaith o ... More >>

Reader: Immigration raid at Wildcat Dairy's only flaw is that more illegals weren't busted

​Our post about an immigration raid in Morgan Count -- one decried by a local activist -- continues to generate passionate posts. Here's one from a reader upset that more people weren't taken into custody.

Road to nowhere: The men who are caught transporting illegal immigrants rarely pay the price

Immigration Center protesters target new Obama policy: See photos of the event here

Full-sized photos below.​While most of us relaxed and had fun on Labor Day, approximately sixty people affiliated with organizations such as the American Friends Service Committee and Comite en Defensa del Pueblo protested immigration policy at Aurora's GEO Detention Center, as they've done si ... More >>

Illegal immigrants moving here from Arizona, reports NPR: Sorry, Tom Tancredo

Look how close they are!​Today, National Public Radio reported that Arizona's new immigration law -- parts of which are on hold -- is having the effect of causing some illegal immigrants to leave, which no doubt cheers local politicians backing it. But reporter Jeff Brady says at least a dozen ... More >>

Immigrant border deaths as important as rancher Rob Krentz's murder, protester says

An "illegal" message.​Most locals celebrated the 4th of July weekend with picnics and fireworks. But approximately fifty locals marked the holiday yesterday with a vigil at Aurora's GEO detention center. There, they decried current immigration policy in Colorado and elsewhere, with a focus on ... More >>

Immigrant hot potato one reason for ongoing protests at Aurora detention center

A photo of an ICE bust in progress, from the organization's 2008 annual report.​Since May, an interfaith group has staged a vigil the first Monday of each month at the Aurora Contract Detention Facility, 11901 East 30th Avenue -- and they'll be there again tonight at 6 p.m. Among the many rea ... More >>

From anarchists to aging hippies, they're all part of protestation nation

Is Re-create 68 a Thing of the Past?

Open Your Eyes

A dance production sheds light on the Iraq war.

Post-Imus Radio

Talk show fallout.

Troupe Troops

Cycle Killer

Why is the city putting the brakes on the Derailer Bike Collective?

Wanted

After a local scandal made them stand down, Army recruiters work to put more boots on the ground.

Payday

Manual labor is tough. Not getting paid for it is tougher.

The Gangs All Here

What's in a name?

Om, Om on the Range

In 1492, Columbus started a controversy that isn't through.

Embracing the Future

Traveling out of DIA continues to be a frisky business.

Why Spy?

The DPD has a binge-and-purge problem.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of August 29, 2002

Smart Bombs

There's nothing intelligent about the way the DPD kept its spy files.

Soup With a Smile

Their mission is to help the homeless, but now the Catholic Workers are trying to keep a roof over their own heads.

The Boom Years

Twenty-eight years after a nuclear bomb rocked Colorado, its shock waves still reverberate on the Western Slope.