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Colorado answers Trump's immigration crackdown with expanded protections

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Apr 18, 2025
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ANECDOTE

Community Meeting Against Raids

  • Over 1,800 people gathered in Denver's oldest African-American church fearing immigration raids and to learn how to resist.
  • They reviewed rights like "Do you have a warrant? If not, I do not consent to a search."
INSIGHT

Colorado's Dual Immigration Climate

  • Colorado has laws limiting local cooperation with ICE and supports immigrants with nonprofits.
  • But anti-immigrant sentiment is rising nationally and in Colorado, creating political tension around immigration.
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Expanded Protections in Immigration Bill

  • Colorado's new bill expands limits on sharing immigrants' information with ICE to schools, health clinics, cities, and counties.
  • It also restricts police from holding people longer at ICE's request and protects against generalized ICE access in jails.
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