Immigration Archives | Denver Westword https://www.westword.com The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:32:56 +0000 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:32:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Copyright 2026 Westword. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Westword readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Westword. letters@westword.com (Westword Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Westword Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/general-feed-rss.jpg Denver Westword The Leading Independent News Source in Denver, Colorado https://www.westword.com 144 90 Colorado sues Aurora ICE facility operator for blocking tuberculosis investigation https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-sues-geo-aurora-ice-facility-tuberculosis-40924705/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40924705 Sage Kelley https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-sues-geo-aurora-ice-facility-tuberculosis-40924705/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:25:32 -0600

The state has been trying to investigate the detainment center for months.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-sues-geo-aurora-ice-facility-tuberculosis-40924705/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Another person arrested by ICE while trying to board a flight at DIA https://www.westword.com/news/another-person-arrested-by-ice-denver-international-airport-40922618/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40922618 Sage Kelley https://www.westword.com/news/another-person-arrested-by-ice-denver-international-airport-40922618/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:14:06 -0600 News

The man was arrested while attempting to board a flight to California.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/another-person-arrested-by-ice-denver-international-airport-40922618/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Colorado issues public health order over tuberculosis case at Aurora ICE facility https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-public-health-order-tuberculosis-ice-facility-40922532/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40922532 Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-public-health-order-tuberculosis-ice-facility-40922532/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:08:29 -0600 News

It comes nearly two months after the Adams County Health Department issued an order on the same issue.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-public-health-order-tuberculosis-ice-facility-40922532/feed/ 0 Denver Westword The hand that rocks the cradle of birthright citizenship https://www.westword.com/opinion/john-eastman-rocks-cradle-of-birthright-citizenship-40921598/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40921598 Patricia Calhoun https://www.westword.com/opinion/john-eastman-rocks-cradle-of-birthright-citizenship-40921598/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:31:58 -0600

John Eastman's name doesn't appear in Donald Trump's latest executive orders, but his fingerprints are all over them.

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Enriquez's family says he was led to believe he'd gain legal status because his daughter is a member of the military.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/ice-navy-daughter-undocumented-man-arrested-denver-ties-40919425/feed/ 0 Denver Westword Judge orders bond release for Ecuadorian woman detained at Denver Airport https://www.westword.com/news/judge-bond-release-woman-detained-ice-denver-airport-40917015/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40917015 Laura Larkins | American Community Media https://www.westword.com/news/judge-bond-release-woman-detained-ice-denver-airport-40917015/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:45:40 -0600

Chantal Morales Rojas was arrested by ICE while boarding a flight at DIA last week.

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/judge-bond-release-woman-detained-ice-denver-airport-40917015/feed/ 0 Denver Westword ‘She followed the rules’ says lawyer for woman arrested by ICE at Denver International Airport https://www.westword.com/news/woman-arrested-by-ice-at-denver-international-airport-40914740/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40914740 Laura Larkins | American Community Media https://www.westword.com/news/woman-arrested-by-ice-at-denver-international-airport-40914740/#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:31:41 -0600 News

The arrest comes amid a dramatic uptick in immigrant detentions, with ICE reporting some 43,000 arrests in June of this year.

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"Despite ICE’s dramatic claim, no one was actually shot."

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]]> https://www.westword.com/news/boulder-district-attorney-fights-ice-social-media-post-40906853/feed/ 0 Denver Westword “I’m fearful for his life”: Colorado church fights to keep pastor in the U.S. https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-church-fights-ice-to-keep-pastor-in-us-40903795/ https://www.westword.com/?p=40903795 Sage Kelley https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-church-fights-ice-to-keep-pastor-in-us-40903795/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:11:43 -0600 News

Edward Nalwamba, an immigrant from Uganda who has lived and preached in the U.S. since 2002, was detained by ICE last September.

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“There are disturbing reports about unhealthy living conditions at for-profit detention camps like the GEO facility in Aurora.”

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