Press Releases

ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals New Information About Plans to Expand ICE Detention in Colorado

New documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Colorado reveal further details about Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) plans to expand ICE detention facilities in Colorado.
Issue Areas: Immigrant Justice

ACLU of Colorado Urges Denver Immigration Court: Stop Obstructing and Intimidating Members of the Public

A letter sent to Judge Kaufman asserts that recent courthouse practices undermine longstanding constitutional principles and public trust.
Issue Areas: Immigrant Justice

ACLU of Colorado Condemns Detention of Legal Observer at Denver Immigration Court

On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, federal immigration officers detained, arrested, handcuffed, and cited a legal observer at Denver Immigration Court while the legal observer was lawfully observing the detention of an immigrant family.

ACLU of Colorado Sues Landlord for Threatening to Report Family to Immigration Authorities

The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit against an Aurora landlord today after repeated threats to report tenants to immigration authorities. The plaintiffs, proceeding under pseudonyms John Doe and Jane Roe, are a Venezuelan couple residing in Aurora, Colorado, with their two sons. Both Doe and Roe ha

Colorado Court of Appeals Rules Against Teller County Sheriff’s Office, Deems County Agreement with ICE Unlawful

Today the Colorado Court of Appeals rightly concluded that Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell cannot hold immigrants in jail based on requests from the federal government’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Trial Begins in ACLU Lawsuit Challenging Teller County Sheriff’s Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law

In a three-day trial set to begin January 24 in Teller County District Court in Cripple Creek, Colorado, ACLU of Colorado lawyers will argue that Sheriff Jason Mikesell violates a Colorado statute and the Colorado Constitution by enforcing federal immigration law pursuant to an agreement with ICE.

ACLU of Colorado Calls on Biden Administration to Provide Vaccine Access to All Immigrants Detained at Aurora ICE Processing Center

The ACLU of Colorado sent a letter today to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office Director John Fabbricatore demanding that he provide vaccine access to the 563 people in detention at the Aurora ICE Processing Center.