Civil Rights

People come to the Roaring Fork Valley from all over the world; some stay and decide to make it home. A handful of these immigrants shared stories of success, adventure, growth and validation in Basalt earlier this month as part of English in Action's 9th annual Immigrant Voices event.

Compañeros, an immigrant advocacy group in Durango, says it has received multiple reports of increased immigration enforcement across La Plata County.

Ace of spades playing cards were left in abandoned vehicles last month after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the drivers, according to a Glenwood Springs-based Latino advocacy nonprofit. The cards have historically been used as an intimidation tactic.

The family that was detained last month in Durango by ICE agents is asking to be voluntarily deported back to Colombia.

A family from Colombia whose arrest by ICE prompted a protest in Durango is reportedly preparing to self-deport.

As the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement, recently released ICE data confirms that a growing number of people have been arrested from Aspen to Parachute, many without criminal convictions.

The court had tough questions for the state about whether preventing licensed therapists from trying to change a child’s sexual or orientation or gender identity burdens their right to free speech.

The legislature is trying to head off a law that takes effect early next year. They’ll have several different choices of how to do that.

For starters, workers at the facility, managed by the private company GEO, declined to tell the representatives how many detainees were inside.

A federal judge hears Tina Peters' bid for release while she appeals her state conviction, raising constitutional questions and legal uncertainty.