Judge Rules Most ICE Arrests in Colorado Illegal

by Jacob Richards Caroline Dias Goncalves being pulled over by then Mesa County Sheriff Deputy Zwink. Zwink would go on to illegally share Goncalves’ personal identifying information with ICE, who then illegally arrested her in a ‘collateral arrest.’  On November 25, Senior U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson issued a preliminary injunction forbidding ICE in … Continue reading Judge Rules Most ICE Arrests in Colorado Illegal

Grand Junction man grieves loss of his dad, who was kidnapped by ICE

By Ann Landman, December 11, 20225 Reprinted with permission from the https://annelandmanblog.com/ Victor Soto-Zamora of Grand Junction, 25, feels the loss of his father every day. Victor, 25, holding a photo of his dad, who was kidnapped by ICE agents and deported when he was 17. In 2017, when Victor was 17, he was attending … Continue reading Grand Junction man grieves loss of his dad, who was kidnapped by ICE

Durango: ICE Resisters Brutalized then Blamed for Violence

by Jacob Richards On Oct. 27, at about 7:30am ICE kidnapped Fernando Jaramillo Solano and his two children, Kewin and Jana, while they were on their way to school. The Solano family had an active asylum claim and ICE later admitted that they had stopped the family by mistake. Federal agents deploy chemical agents against … Continue reading Durango: ICE Resisters Brutalized then Blamed for Violence

Goncalves, Just the Tip of the ICEburg, or Bitchin’ Christmas Baskets for Everyone!

by Jacob Richards The case of Caroline Dais Goncalves has made headlines across Colorado and the nation and is now headed to court, but the coverage and both lawsuits miss the forest for the trees. On June 5, Mesa County Sheriff’s Deputy Alex Zwinck, pulled over Goncalves for following too close to a semi-truck, Zwinck … Continue reading Goncalves, Just the Tip of the ICEburg, or Bitchin’ Christmas Baskets for Everyone!

ACCESO DE CAMÁRAS DE GJPD CINCO VECES DURANTE EL INCIDENTE DE GONCALVES 

Por Jacob Richards  El 5 de Junio, desde que el agente Zwinck detuvo por primera vez a Caroline Dais Goncalves por seguir demasiado cerca a un camión semirremolque, hasta su liberación y posterior detención por parte de agentes del ICE/HSI, dos agentes del alguacil del Condado de Garfield realizaron cinco consultas independientes a las cámaras Motorola … Continue reading ACCESO DE CAMÁRAS DE GJPD CINCO VECES DURANTE EL INCIDENTE DE GONCALVES 

GJPD Cameras Accessed Five Times During Goncalves Incident

by Jacob Richards On June 5, from when Deputy Zwinck first pulled over Caroline Dais Goncalves for following too close behind a semi truck, through her release and later arrest by ICE/HSI officers, five separate queries were made of the Grand Junction Police Department’s Motorola Solutions cameras by two Garfield County Sheriff Deputies.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfVuGeBL9o4 The … Continue reading GJPD Cameras Accessed Five Times During Goncalves Incident

Coloradoans Demands the end of Collaboration with ICE

by Colorado Immigrants' Rights Coalition DENVER, CO — Community leaders and immigrant rights organizations gathered today to deliver over 2,000 petition signatures that demand immediate action from Colorado officials following ongoing revelations of illegal collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and dangerous overreach by surveillance companies like Flock Safety. From the Mesa County Sheriff sending personal data in … Continue reading Coloradoans Demands the end of Collaboration with ICE