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  City Council and Mayor Come Together in New Immigration Legislation

  August 17 at 8:24 a.m.

  In response to increased immigration enforcement under President Trump and lower numbers of crimes being reported by immigrants, Denver has looked for ways to reassure residents that it is doing no more than what is legally necessary when following federal immigration laws. But the city hasn't always agreed on how...

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  Disagreement in Denver Over How Much to Limit Cooperation With ICE

  August 7 at 8:50 a.m.

  Mayor Hancock and Denver City Council are considering different approaches to limiting Denver's cooperation with ICE, but some immigrant advocates like attorney Hans Meyer believe that neither goes far enough.

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  Reader: Why So Much Advocacy on Behalf of Illegal Aliens?

  August 6 at 8:17 a.m.

  While the Trump administration has a new proposal that would crack down on legal immigration, a Denver City Council committee approved a proposal that would give undocumented residents more protection from ICE. Meanwhile, Mayor Michael Hancock is drafting his own executive order regarding immigration. Our readers weigh in.

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  The Clock Is Ticking for DREAMers Like Denver's LaLo Montoya

  August 4 at 8:29 a.m.

  In a little over a month, three quarters of a million people like Denver’s LaLo Montoya, an undocumented resident, may be thrown back into the shadows if the Trump administration aggressively expands deportations.

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  Victory for Immigration Activists as Sanctuary City Bill Moves to City Council

  August 2 at 3:20 p.m.

  On Wednesday, August 2, members of a City Council committee overwhelmingly approved legislation that would prevent local authorities from cooperating with some of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's efforts to identify and/or deport undocumented residents in Denver. In a public hearing packed with activists, the Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee voted five to one to approve the bill, which will head to the full City Council later this month.

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  Reader: Where Is the Wall, Already?

  July 29 at 8:14 a.m.

  A hotline callers can use to report ICE raids, subsequently dispatching a team of "confirmers" to the scene, has identified five across Colorado, as Chris Walker told us in a recent story. But trolls and calls of fake reports have plagued the hotline since its inception. Our readers phoned in their own opinions of the hotline.