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Crime & Police

Masked Officer Throws Protester Down Hill Outside of Colorado ICE Facility

By Bennito L. KeltyOctober 28, 2025

Video shows the unidentified officer grabbing a 57-year-old woman’s hair and throwing her to the ground outside of an ICE facility.

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Crime & Police

Aurora Approves Controversial AI Facial Surveillance

By Bennito L. KeltyOctober 24, 2025

Both Aurora and Denver opted into certain AI-powered police tech this week.

Peter Thiel, Chairman of Palantir Technologies
Politics & Government

Five Things to Know About Palantir Technologies

By Brendan Joel KelleyOctober 24, 2025

The data analytics outfit has a menacing reputation, and it’s based right here in Denver.

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Politics & Government

Flock No! Fear of AI Cameras Brings Hundreds, Including Councilmembers, to Heated Town Hall

By Bennito L. KeltyOctober 23, 2025

“I am legitimately, absolutely terrified by the state of AI surveillance.”

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Politics & Government

Latino Avs Fans Worried About ICE at Saturday’s Game

By Bennito L. KeltyOctober 8, 2025

The ICE Denver field office won’t say whether agents will be at Ball Arena.

A woman holds up a phone.
Politics & Government

Photos: Jailed Activist Calls for Boycotts Amid Push for ICE Release

By Bennito L. KeltySeptember 30, 2025

As supporters of Jeanette Vizguerra rallied outside of her detention center, she criticized for-profit phone and commissary services.

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Politics & Government

Latina County Commissioner Reports Agressive ICE Activity Near Steamboat Springs

By Bennito L. KeltySeptember 30, 2025

According to Angelica Salinas, ICE agents attempted to box her in after recording their activity. The federal agency denies the report.

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Restaurants

New Cookbook Features Denver’s Top Immigrant Chefs

By Abigail BlissSeptember 26, 2025

It includes recipes and stories from Byron Gomez of Michelin-starred Brutø, Riot BBQ’s Manny Barella and more.

The inside of a prison.
Crime & Police

ACLU Sues for More Dirt on ICE’s Colorado Expansion Plan

By Bennito L. KeltySeptember 25, 2025

“They’re proposing to spend billions and billions of dollars to expand detention across the country.”

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Calhoun: Wake-up Call

Attention Local Law Enforcement: It Wasn’t Denver7’s Decision

By Patricia CalhounSeptember 22, 2025

Conspiracy or coincidence? ICE recruitment commercial airs in Denver, an alleged sanctuary city.

Mayor Mike Johnston talks to the press.
Politics & Government

Mayor Johnston Lays Out 2026 Budget

By Bennito L. KeltySeptember 15, 2025

As long as the city’s revenue forecast for next year is accurate, no more layoffs will be needed, Johnston promised.

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Community Voice

‘ICE Invaded Our Community to Grab a Good Neighbor’

By Barbara WrightJuly 20, 2025

Oscar had been living in the neighborhood for seven years and had no criminal record, not even a traffic ticket.

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