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DENVER, Colorado — A recent article published by the Colorado Times Recorder shares that federal immigration authorities have been using United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facilities throughout the state. Their investigation uncovered nine, prompting calls from the state's Democratic congressional delegation for answers. ICE is categorically denying that… Read more »

Six Colorado Democrats on Wednesday demanded answers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on the agency’s apparent violations of its own rules governing the detention of immigrants in holding rooms in nondescript locations across the state. Scrutiny of the facilities follows a March 8 investigation by the Colorado Times Recorder, based on information from… Read more »

Filas de seguridad más largas, retrasos en vuelos y escasez de personal de la TSA se están volviendo cada vez más comunes en los principales aeropuertos de Estados Unidos mientras el segundo cierre del gobierno en seis meses se prolonga durante una de las temporadas de viaje más concurridas. En el Aeropuerto Internacional de Denver —el principal aeropuerto comercial… Read more »

Colorado Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen is co-sponsoring a bill that would require Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) officers to be paid during government shutdowns. “Going without pay is difficult for anyone. I know I couldn't go without being paid for an entire month. I and so many people are in that same position,” Pettersen said. The legislation is called… Read more »

Colorado Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen is co-sponsoring a bill that would require Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) officers to be paid during government shutdowns. “Going without pay is difficult for anyone. I know I couldn't go without being paid for an entire month. I and so many people are in that same position,” Pettersen said. The legislation is called… Read more »

The GEO Group has to renew its contract to operate a facility in Aurora that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using to detain hundreds of people facing deportation. But as ICE looks to expand its reach in Colorado, local activists and politicians see the contract extension as an opportunity to shut the Aurora complex down and nix plans for a new detention… Read more »

Rural Colorado counties received over $13.5 million in federal funding through the Secure Rural Schools program to help sustain public schools, maintain local roads, strengthen wildfire preparedness and support other essential services, according to a news release from the office of Rep. Joe Neguse. The Secure Rural Schools program, a longstanding federal program using U.S. Forest… Read more »

Congress returns this week to a Washington at war. On Saturday, the U.S. and Israel started military operations against Iran, something President Donald Trump had been signaling in the weeks prior. Trump has told different media outlets that the action, which killed Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, could last four to five weeks. Over the weekend, at least four U.S. service… Read more »

Last week I joined a diverse group of Coloradoans in Washington, D.C. visiting Colorado congressional delegation offices to express our support for public lands, with a focus on national monuments.   Our group included Sarah Shrader, owner of Bonsai Design and founder of the Grand Valley Outdoor Recreation Coalition; Bradley Noone, with Vet Voice Foundation and a whitewater raft… Read more »

The office of Rep. Brittany Pettersen announced in a Feb. 23 press release that bipartisan legislation, the Rural Water Security Act, was recently introduced to the Colorado congressional delegation by Pettersen and Rep. Jeff Hurd.  Colorado currently is excluded from Section 595 from the Water Resources Development Act, which delivers federal support for water supply and… Read more »