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Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer
AUSTIN, Texas | Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced an assault charge against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in his car by a federal immigration agent in Texas, accusing the man of striking an officer with his side mirror while trying to drive away. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was charged with one count […]
Charges dropped against four protesters who blocked Centennial ICE office in July
AURORA | Four protesters that were arrested in July for blocking an entrance outside of an ICE administrative office in Centennial will have their charges dropped, prosecutors said Thursday. In a press release, the 18th Judicial District said there was probable cause to arrest the protesters, but charges will not move forward because the protesters’ […]
EDITORIAL: Local cops acting as immigration police makes everyone unsafe
The debate about the relationship between local police and the people they protect is spelled out by a Colorado ballot question focused on immigration. Proposed Constitutional Amendment 81 would require local police and sheriff deputies to determine whether certain people charged with crimes are “lawfully present” in the United States and notify federal agents if […]
ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, officials say
AUSTIN, Texas | A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas, local authorities said, and anti-ICE protesters quickly gathered at the scene. The man was in serious but stable condition at a hospital after being shot once in the torso on the capital city’s north side, […]
Body camera video offers a rare look inside an immigration raid at a NY factory — video
The sprawling snack-food factory in upstate New York appeared to be closed when a small army of immigration officers arrived after 9 a.m. Following a brief discussion of whether to force their way inside, a manager opened the front door. Over the next several hours, body cameras were running as federal authorities from several agencies […]
Coalition highlights alleged immigrant mistreatment in Aurora GEO Group ICE facility
AURORA | Medical neglect and mistreatment by staff are the top two concerns for people being detained at the ICE detention facility in Aurora, according to a new accountability report from the Shut Down GEO Aurora Coalition. The coalition released its report this week, which compiled 56 complaints made by 49 people who were detained […]
ICE owes local hospital nearly $4 million for care provided to Aurora immigrant detainees
This story was first published at CPR News. DENVER | Since last fall, the UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora says they have provided roughly 150 hospital admissions, clinic appointments and emergency visits — totaling almost $4 million in expected reimbursements — for immigrants detained by the Department of Homeland Security. They haven’t been […]
EDITORIAL: ICE body cam mandate doesn’t ensure legal policing without public access to video
There is no more powerful tool than transparency to ensure that any government agency upholds the law. And, likewise, nothing undermines the credibility of the government — especially law enforcement, — or breeds distrust and allows for evading justice like purposely concealing information from the public. It was welcome and overdue news this week that […]
ICE says every field officer will use body cameras by September. Video release policy unclear
WASHINGTON | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Saturday it expects every officer and agent in the field to be equipped with a body camera by the end of August, a rapid expansion that could provide an unprecedented visual record of the federal government’s immigration enforcement operations. But whether the public will get to see […]
Man from El Salvador dies in immigration jail in New Jersey, ICE says
A man from El Salvador has died at an immigration jail in New Jersey that has been the target of months of protests over living conditions for people detained there, federal officials said Monday. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, had been held at Delaney Hall in Newark after being arrested June 18, according to U.S. Immigration and […]