/tags/immigration Immigration en-US Copyright ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 26 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-05-26/the-diamond-offers-refuge-for-migrant-kids-in-denver Playing baseball with this team is a refuge for migrant children as they navigate life in America and their fears of deportation after spending months traveling and risking their lives to get here. Mon, 26 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-05-26/the-diamond-offers-refuge-for-migrant-kids-in-denver Amanda Horvath, Rocky Mountain PBS /news/2025-05-23/they-crossed-the-border-for-better-schools-now-some-families-are-leaving-the-us Even as immigrants in the U.S. avoid going out in public, terrified of encountering immigration authorities, families across the country are mostly sending their children to school — but that's not to say they feel safe in this country. In some cases, families are telling their children's schools that they're leaving. Fri, 23 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-05-23/they-crossed-the-border-for-better-schools-now-some-families-are-leaving-the-us Bianca Vázquez Toness, AP Education Writer /politics/2025-05-09/the-5-biggest-themes-of-colorados-2025-legislative-session Democrats at the Capitol defied Gov. Jared Polis and took steps to push back against the Trump administration. A big slate of gun bills passed. Lawmakers tried to clear hurdles halting sex assault investigations. Fri, 09 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-05-09/the-5-biggest-themes-of-colorados-2025-legislative-session Jesse Paul, Lucas Brady Woods, Brian Eason, Bente Birkeland, Chas Sisk /news/2025-05-07/federal-judge-in-denver-issues-injunction-against-trumps-alien-enemies-act-removals Ruling faults DOJ attorneys for attempting to strike ‘an entire provision out of the Constitution’ Wed, 07 May 2025 16:00:23 GMT /news/2025-05-07/federal-judge-in-denver-issues-injunction-against-trumps-alien-enemies-act-removals Chase Woodruff | Colorado Newsline /2025-05-05/farms-are-turning-to-guest-workers-to-fill-labor-shortages-but-critics-say-it-still-isnt-enough Over 300,000 visas were issued last year to foreign farmworkers – a fraction of what the agriculture industry needs for its labor force. That guest worker program is getting new scrutiny from labor and industry critics who have long wanted to overhaul it. Mon, 05 May 2025 16:27:27 GMT /2025-05-05/farms-are-turning-to-guest-workers-to-fill-labor-shortages-but-critics-say-it-still-isnt-enough Yvette Fernandez /politics/2025-05-03/with-approval-from-the-colorado-house-democrats-immigrant-protection-bill-approaches-polis-desk The Colorado House passed a bill that would further limit local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and other immigration authorities. It’s now one step away from the governor’s desk. Sat, 03 May 2025 22:32:24 GMT /politics/2025-05-03/with-approval-from-the-colorado-house-democrats-immigrant-protection-bill-approaches-polis-desk Lucas Brady Woods /politics/2025-05-03/the-big-bills-colorados-legislature-has-to-deal-with-before-the-2025-lawmaking-term-ends-wednesday The big union bill, a resolution forcing a lawsuit aimed at dismantling the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and Gov. Jared Polis signature housing measure are all still pending with just five days left in Colorado’s 2025 legislative session. Sat, 03 May 2025 17:10:51 GMT /politics/2025-05-03/the-big-bills-colorados-legislature-has-to-deal-with-before-the-2025-lawmaking-term-ends-wednesday Jesse Paul /news/2025-04-28/more-than-100-immigrants-detained-at-an-illegal-after-hours-nightclub-in-colorado Authorities say more than 100 immigrants suspected of being in the United States illegally were taken into custody during a raid at an illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado Springs. Video posted online by the Drug Enforcement Administration showed agents announcing their presence outside the building early Sunday. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:13:28 GMT /news/2025-04-28/more-than-100-immigrants-detained-at-an-illegal-after-hours-nightclub-in-colorado John Raby, AP /politics/2025-04-25/purplish-a-colorado-republican-and-a-democrat-give-their-takes-on-trumps-first-100-days State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse shared their thoughts on immigration, DOGE, the economy and more in a live taping of the Purplish podcast in Denver earlier this week. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:32:33 GMT /politics/2025-04-25/purplish-a-colorado-republican-and-a-democrat-give-their-takes-on-trumps-first-100-days Bente Birkeland, Caitlyn Kim, Colorado Public Radio /news/2025-04-25/ice-is-reversing-termination-of-legal-status-for-international-students-in-colorado-and-around-us-lawyer-says A government lawyer said the federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S. Judges around the country had already issued temporary orders restoring the students' records in a federal database of international students maintained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:25:30 GMT /news/2025-04-25/ice-is-reversing-termination-of-legal-status-for-international-students-in-colorado-and-around-us-lawyer-says Janie Har and Kate Brumback, Associated Press, Alex Murphy