Colorado law firm accuses Western Slope sheriff of illegal coordination with ICE

Colorado law firm accuses Western Slope sheriff of illegal coordination with ICE

A Denver law firm accused the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday of illegally coordinating the arrest and transfer of an immigrant without proper legal status last year. The nonprofit law firm, Towards Justice, sent a cease-and-desist letter to Sheriff Lou Vallario after months of allegations raised by Glenwood Springs-based advocacy group Voces Unidas. That group said Vallario had sidestepped state law to cooperate with U.S. Immigrati…

Law firm sends cease-and-desist letter to Garfield County sheriff over alleged unlawful immigration enforcement

Denver-based nonprofit law firm Towards Justice on Wednesday sent a cease-and-desist letter to Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario alleging that his office has been “violating Colorado law limiting local law enforcement collaboration with civil immigration enforcement” and demanding a stop to these actions.  Vallario told Aspen Journalism and Aspen Public Radio that he had not read the letter yet and would not comment on the allegations until h…