Court Cases

The ACLU of Colorado filed a class action lawsuit in federal court seeking to declare that ICE and DHS’s new practice of denying release on bond to groups of noncitizens violates federal law.

The ACLU of Colorado filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration to enjoin ICE from conducting warrantless arrests in Colorado without probable cause that the person is a flight risk and in the country without proper legal documentation.

The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit against ICE to obtain additional records regarding the agency’s ramp-up plans to expand immigration detention across Colorado and Wyoming.

In a lawsuit brought against Colorado and Denver by the federal government, the ACLU of Colorado filed an amicus brief defending state and local laws that limit the diversion of their resources for the purpose of federal civil immigration enforcement. The brief argues that these laws are good policy, as they protect public safety and the functioning of state government, keep state actors within constitutional bounds, and promote the overall well-being of our communities and economy.

The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit against ICE to obtain records regarding the agency’s potential plans to expand immigration detention across Colorado and Wyoming.

The ACLU of Colorado filed an emergency class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado to halt removals of Coloradans under the Alien Enemies Act.

The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit to halt the illegal deportation of J.P.P., a Venezuelan asylum seeker, to El Salvador.

The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit against an Aurora landlord after repeated threats to report tenants to immigration authorities.

We argue that under the 287(g) Program, at the request of U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), the Sheriff unlawfully prolongs the detention of people who are incarcerated who are otherwise eligible for release from jail.