Según una publicación reciente en línea del Voces Unidas Action Fund, durante el último año personas han “desaparecido” de la cárcel del Condado de Garfield para luego aparecer bajo custodia del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en su centro de detención en Aurora.
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Voces Unidas urges attorney general to investigate Garfield County Sheriff’s Office
Over the past year, Latino advocacy organization Voces Unidas de las Montañas has recorded a slew of civil rights complaints in Garfield County. According to a recent online post published by the Voces Unidas Action Fund, over the past year people have been “disappearing” from Garfield County jail to later appear in Immigration and Customs […]
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Mountain Action Indivisible stands defiant
On April 5, an estimated 2,000 people flocked to Sayre Park in Glenwood Springs for the Hands Off! rally organized by Mountain Action Indivisible, a political advocacy group operating from Parachute to Aspen. The spike in Indivisible protests across our region is part of a national trend of grassroots organizing that quieted during the Biden […]
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Congressman Hurd votes to cut government spending, tells constituents he supports Medicaid
In mid-February, House Republicans narrowly passed a budget framework that is expected to slash the Medicaid budget in order to provide tax cuts. Republic Congressman Jeff Hurd, representing Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, was among those who voted in favor of the measure. While President Donald Trump previously said he wouldn’t touch mandatory social programs, he […]
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Nearly homeless phenomenon echoes nationwide
Homelessness and housing insecurity are hot-button issues across the country, and are increasingly of concern in the Roaring Fork Valley where living costs are some of the highest. While more and more people become at risk of homelessness, KDNK and The Sopris Sun highlight the nuances of this complex issue in an ongoing series by […]
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Una mirada retrospectiva a la respuesta regional sobre los refugiados
El alcalde de Carbondale, Ben Bohmfalk, afirma que los meses más difíciles de su término se produjeron por estas fechas el año pasado, cuando se descubrió que algunas docenas de personas vivían bajo el Veterans Bridge, en Highway 133 con 82.
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Looking back on regional refugee response
This article was done in collaboration between KDNK Community Access Radio and The Sopris Sun. Carbondale Mayor Ben Bohmfalk said that the most challenging few months of his term were around this time last year when several dozen people were found to be living under or near the Veterans Bridge at Highway 133 and 82. […]