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A new letter cautions Colorado sheriffs and pretrial detention centers against violating state laws prohibiting specific kinds of collaboration with ICE.

Anna I. Kurtz, (she/her), Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU of Colorado In the midst

“It is clear, with the re-election of former President Donald Trump, that feelings of fear and uncertainty are spreading through immigrant communities across the country.

DENVER – The Associated Press has announced that Former President Donald Trump is President-elect of the United States.

Living while Black is a struggle. Our Black communities fight to be seen and heard in many aspects of life. We fought to be treated as humans and have our basic human rights respected. We fought to be a part of communities and to gain voting rights.

Juneteenth is the celebration of the freedom of Black people from chattel slavery. One hundred and sixty years later, our fight to dismantle racial barriers and systemic inequities is far from over.

Today, the Pueblo County District Court ordered the City of Pueblo immediately to stop enforcing a harmful new ordinance that had prohibited syringe exchange programs within the city.

In 1974, six Chicanx activists were killed in two distinct car bombings in Boulder, Colorado. On the night of May 27, 1974, Neva Romero, Reyes Martinez, and Una Jaakola were killed in a car explosion in Chautauqua Park.

The American Civil Liberties Unions (ACLUs) of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, San Diego & Imperial Counties, Arizona, Arkansas and Texas are issuing a travel advisory for their residents about the threat of civil and constitutional rights violations when traveling...