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EDITORIAL: Let Aurora shine a light on GEO ICE jail’s lack of transparency
Aurora city lawmakers are right to push for greater oversight of the GEO Group’s ICE immigration detention center, and they shouldn’t be cowed by critics who dismiss the effort as “performative.” The real performance has been the years-long pretense by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and GEO Group that the Aurora […]
Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE’s acting leader
WASHINGTON | David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Trump administration says, after the agency’s current leader steps down at the end of the month. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said late Tuesday that Venturella would […]
Trump nominates David Cummins to head the TSA after a rocky period for the agency
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated David Cummins to head the Transportation Security Administration — which has had a rocky few months as employees went without paychecks and security lines grew long at airports across the country. Cummins, who worked as a senior vice president at Serco, a government contractor that works with local and […]
Colorado lawmakers pass bill allowing civil suits against ICE, federal authorities
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Coloradans would be able to sue federal officials over improper immigration enforcement under a bill that cleared the Legislature on Thursday. Senate Bill 26-5 was one of the first bills introduced this year by Democrats at the Capitol. It creates a state-level cause of action against […]
Colorado lawmakers pass bill allowing civil suits against ICE, federal authorities
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Coloradans would be able to sue federal officials over improper immigration enforcement under a bill that cleared the Legislature on Thursday. Senate Bill 26-5 was one of the first bills introduced this year by Democrats at the Capitol. It creates a state-level cause of action against […]
Colorado lawmakers pass bill allowing civil suits against ICE, federal authorities
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Coloradans would be able to sue federal officials over improper immigration enforcement under a bill that cleared the Legislature on Thursday. Senate Bill 26-5 was one of the first bills introduced this year by Democrats at the Capitol. It creates a state-level cause of action against […]
Colorado lawmakers pass bill allowing civil suits against ICE, federal authorities
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Coloradans would be able to sue federal officials over improper immigration enforcement under a bill that cleared the Legislature on Thursday. Senate Bill 26-5 was one of the first bills introduced this year by Democrats at the Capitol. It creates a state-level cause of action against […]
Colorado lawmakers pass bill allowing civil suits against ICE, federal authorities
DENVER | Coloradans would be able to sue federal officials over improper immigration enforcement under a bill that cleared the Legislature on Thursday. Senate Bill 26-5 was one of the first bills introduced this year by Democrats at the Capitol. It creates a state-level cause of action against federal officials for alleged constitutional violations during immigration […]