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  Colorado Celebrates World Refugee Day

  June 20 at 2:36 p.m.

  An estimated 65 million people around the world were displaced from their homes last year due to war, religious persecution or other horrors. To call attention to their plight, World Refugee Day is celebrated annually on June 20. As the sun shined bright, about 150 people gathered at the steps of the State Capitol today to celebrate the achievements of refugees who have resettled in this state, and to commemorate those who never made it this far. All photos by Brandon Marshall.
  

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  Reader: If We Know People Are Breaking Laws, Shouldn't We Report Them?

  June 18 at 6:19 a.m.

  Immigration continues to be a divisive topic among our readers (hell, among residents around the entire country). After Chris Walker wrote about a new hotline that immigrants can use to report ICE raids, plenty of people shared their thoughts. Says Chuck: Whenever you hear a politician or anyone say "Comprehensive...

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  There's Now a 24-Hour Hotline to Report ICE Raids in Colorado

  June 15 at 12:15 p.m.

  Today, June 15, a coalition of immigrant rights organizations debuted the Colorado Rapid Response Network, a 24-hour hotline that people can call to report, track and verify enforcement operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Organizers say they already have over a hundred volunteers lined up to staff the...

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  New Refugee Center in Aurora to Be a "One-Stop Shop" for Recent Arrivals

  June 6 at 8:50 a.m.

  Known for its large population of refugees and immigrants (roughly 70,000 people), the city of Aurora is also home to a number of nonprofits, such as Project Worthmore, that help arrivals from around the world settle into life in Colorado. Soon, Aurora's international community will have another resource at its...

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  Reader: Jeanette Vizguerra Should Have Been Deported Years Ago

  May 13 at 6:32 a.m.

  Though many people in Denver — and around the globe, for that matter — look to Jeanette Vizguerra, an undocumented mother-turned-activist, for inspiration, she's got plenty of detractors, too, as we learned after Chris Walker wrote "Jeanette Vizguerra Will Stay in U.S. Until at Least 2019, Leaves Sanctuary." Says Henry: How is...

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  Jeanette Vizguerra Will Stay in U.S. Until at Least 2019, Leaves Sanctuary

  May 12 at 6:23 a.m.

  When Jeanette Vizguerra took sanctuary in the basement of the First Unitarian Society in mid February, the undocumented mother of four from Denver became one of the faces of resistance to President Trump and his platform of increased immigration enforcement. Vizguerra’s story has been carried by publications across the globe,...