Cinco integrantes de la comunidad de Carbondale solicitaron el martes a la Junta de Síndicos de la localidad que retire su participación en Special Problems Enforcement and Response (SPEAR), un grupo de trabajo interinstitucional que ha sido acusado de colaborar con el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE). En el centro de sus […]
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Carbondale Report: Community urges Town to withdraw from SPEAR
Five Carbondale community members urged the Carbondale Board of Trustees on Tuesday to withdraw from Special Problems Enforcement and Response (SPEAR), a local interagency task force that has been accused of working with Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE). At the heart of their argument was the potential for data sharing between the task force and […]
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Permit revoked for Glenwood Springs immigration detention center
Cheers rang throughout Glenwood Springs City Hall on Tuesday evening after city officials overwhelmingly decided it’s time for a local immigration detention facility to account for accusations of violating detainee hold times and additional building permit requirements. Before a packed house of handheld signs saying things like “melt ICE” and “revoke,” the Glenwood Springs Planning […]
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Guest Opinion: Singing for change
Editor’s note: The author of this piece sings with the Joyful Resistance Choir. Amidst the chaos of political discourse and everyday life, people in Minneapolis gathered to use their voice for hope, peace, and to bring some joy back into the world. Led by women, the Minneapolis Resistance Choir grew and news spread about their […]
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Glenwood Report: City begins enforcement action against ICE detention facility, will review police SPEAR partnership
The City of Glenwood Springs was expected to formally begin enforcement action this week against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility located on the far west end of Midland Avenue. The action is based on evidence presented to and confirmed by City officials in recent weeks that the facility in the Midland […]
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Glenwood Report: ICE facility concerns, City response riles public comments
Concerns related to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in West Glenwood steered public comment again during the March 5 regular Glenwood Springs City Council meeting. Earlier that day, the City issued a press release acknowledging that occupancy permits for the entire Midland Center at 100 Midland Avenue were never issued 20 years […]
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Highway 133 tragedyThe evening of March 1, Diana Quinn, a 76-year-old woman from the Carbondale area, lost her life after colliding with the back of a semi and trailer on Highway 133 south of Carbondale. At the time of the crash, the semi was parked in the northbound lane of the highway and unoccupied while […]
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GarCo Report: Public to BOCC — No library money for RFTA, rein in sheriff, diversify economy
Public comments at Monday’s Garfield County Commissioner (BOCC) meeting took on some heavy local issues, but had to wait until a presentation by Western States and Tribal Nations (WSTN) finished up. Lobbyist Andrew Browning, WSTN president and founder, gave the BOCC an update on the global energy climate, liquid natural gas export facilities, including Costa […]
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Glenwood Report: Permit lapse alleged for Glenwood ICE facility, City response coming
City of Glenwood Springs officials say they will issue more information soon about a possible lapse in permitting for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to operate out of a West Glenwood commercial plaza. Two members of the public, including the new chair of the Garfield County Democrats, Mae Gray, and resident Ashley Stahl, appeared […]
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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 […]