by Jacob Richards Editor’s note: We have changed the names of many of our sources in this story. They are everyday people with kids and jobs who have taken it upon themselves, at great personal risk, to keep their community safe. Their ability to continue to do powerful work in their community depends on their … Continue reading Lou Vallario: Poster boy of the lawless Western Slope
One Man’s Journey Through the ICE Detention System
by Thomas Acker Roberto Rojas, a Colombian citizen, entered the U.S. from Mexico three years ago. He requested asylum then. Robert has a Social Security number and a work permit, but he decided not to pursue his asylum case after paying a Florida attorney $5,700. The attorney kept adding fees but never resolved his case. … Continue reading One Man’s Journey Through the ICE Detention System
Homeland Security Surveilling Mountain Action Indivisible
by Jacob Richards On June 10 2025, Homeland Security Investigations agent Sarah Vasquez sent an email to Glenwood Springs Police Department Officer, Michael Prough, alerting him to a Facebook post by Mountain Action Indivisible which was spreading the word about an “ICE out of Glenwood” protest taking place on June 11. The protest was not … Continue reading Homeland Security Surveilling Mountain Action Indivisible
Breaking News: ICE Illegally Targeting Western Colorado Courthouses
by Jacob Richards A disturbing trend has emerged in the past two week in Western Colorado. Yesterday, Feb. 26, at 8:45am a man was taken by ICE agents immediately outside of the Garfield County Courthouse in Glenwood Springs. According to the immigrant activists behind the Are Saucedo Reporta Facebook page, who have spoken with the … Continue reading Breaking News: ICE Illegally Targeting Western Colorado Courthouses
The Death of Good
by Payton Young The blatant murder of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis and the videos of the killing has stirred a lot in me. Renee was a mother of three children, shot and killed by a belligerent ICE agent. As Renee Good was attempting to pull off the congested street, … Continue reading The Death of Good
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
What to do if you See ICE Activity
Editor's Note: This article is being published in Spanish simultaneously and doesn't carry a byline because numerous people contributed to it. “The world will not be destroyed by evil people but by good people who do nothing to stop it.” Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom. Injustice festers and grows when it remains in … Continue reading What to do if you See ICE Activity
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
Yep Mow: GJ’s First Immigrant
by The People's History of the Grand Valley Yep Mow made news when he first arrived in Grand Junction in November of 1882, from Gunnison, via wagon. He opened a laundry, and invested in Grand Junction real estate seeing the potential of this ‘future metropolis.’ Just months before his arrival in Grand Junction, the Chinese … Continue reading Yep Mow: GJ’s First Immigrant
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