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		<title>GEO Group sues over new Colorado law requiring immigration detention center safety inspections</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:19:20 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/auroraice.webp" alt="ICE processing facility in Aurora" /><p>“There are disturbing reports about unhealthy living conditions at for-profit detention camps like the GEO facility in Aurora.”</p>
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		<title>Denver City Council preparing to boot businesses that don&#8217;t comply with local laws, like immigration enforcement</title>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:59:30 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>AI, Guns and ICE: 10 Bills Passed by Colorado Lawmakers That You Should Know About</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 06:58:32 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/ten-new-bills-passed-by-colorado-lawmakers-40884954/">AI, Guns and ICE: 10 Bills Passed by Colorado Lawmakers That You Should Know About</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Colorado Lawmakers Send Bill Allowing Civil Suits Against Immigration Authorities to Governor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:05:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-lawmakers-send-bill-allowing-civil-suits-against-immigration-authorities-to-governor-40882638/">Colorado Lawmakers Send Bill Allowing Civil Suits Against Immigration Authorities to Governor</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>There Oughta Be a Law Against John Eastman</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:58:09 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/opinion/john-eastman-argued-against-birthright-citizenship-40866068/">There Oughta Be a Law Against John Eastman</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Manager of Aurora Apartments That Fueled Gang Rumors Sued by Former Tenants</title>
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					<dc:creator>Bennito L. Kelty</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:18:35 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/nome_street_bennito_kelty.jpg" alt="The closed apartment building at 1568 Nome Street, Aurora." /><p>Former tenants worry the landlord is trying to skirt accountability for a building-wide eviction in 2024.</p>
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		<title>Denver Already Rejected One Surveillance Company: Don&#8217;t Make the Same Mistake Twice</title>
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					<dc:creator>Javier Mabrey</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:22:39 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pexels-tommaso-30546987.jpg" alt="surveillance cameras over traffic" /><p>The mayor is asking city council to sign a contract with Axon Enterprises, which has even deeper ties to federal immigration enforcement than Flock does.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/opinion/denver-rejected-flock-it-should-reject-axon-opinion-40865481/">Denver Already Rejected One Surveillance Company: Don&#8217;t Make the Same Mistake Twice</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Trump Is Deploying ICE Agents to Airports. What About Denver&#8217;s?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:39:58 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/012624_security_west_checkpoint_1_standard-0123.jpg" alt="West Security checkpoint entrance at Denver International Airport" /><p>President Trump announced immigration agents will aid TSA with airport security, which he called “fertile territory” for ICE.</p>
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		<title>Aurora Ethiopian Community Shares Fears of ICE, Surveillance With Police Chief</title>
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					<dc:creator>Bennito L. Kelty</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:27:33 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/chamberlain_ethiopia_bennito_kelty.jpeg" alt="Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain meets with residents at community center." /><p>Ethiopians are the second-largest minority group in Aurora, and over 80 percent of them were born outside of the U.S.</p>
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		<title>Denver Students, Parents Debate Proposed ICE Restrictions at Schools</title>
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					<dc:creator>Bennito L. Kelty</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:30:55 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/lidia_lopez_bennito_kelty.jpeg" alt="A North High School student speaks to the DPS school board during a hearing March 5." /><p>"How can education be a priority if safety is a daily concern?"</p>
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