New Colorado law enhances state protections for at-risk immigrants

New Colorado Law Enhances State Protections for at-Risk Immigrants

Colorado strengthened its protections for immigrants on Friday, adopting legislation that reinforces its unwillingness to cooperate with the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign even as the president wields lawsuits and funding cuts in bids to bend blue jurisdictions to his will.

New Colorado law enhances state protections for at-risk immigrants

The legislature’s action, which Gov. Jared Polis signed Friday, risks further lawsuits and funding cuts by a White House pursuing mass deportation of migrants.

For Undocumented Immigrants, Being ‘Good’ Is Not Good Enough

*Name has been changed to protect identities Just days after Donald Trump’s first inauguration, Sarah* and Matt* rushed to City Hall to get married, not because of romance or tradition, but because they were terrified. A recently-signed executive order that came to be known as the “Muslim Ban” signaled to them that the administration would wage war on immigrants. In fact, that war had already begun. “I never thought about marriage as a necessity…

Bienvenidos: Pride & Struggle of Immigrants

An ofrenda on Maribel Arredondo’s wall displays black and white photos of loved ones who died, their faces frozen in time. Crosses of various shapes and sizes highlight the Arredondo’s strong Catholic faith. The floral scent of Fabuloso cleaner wafted through the whole house, a clear sign that the floors had just been mopped. Both of their daughters’ Quinceñera photos are displayed along their staircase. Citlali Arredondo wore a blue dress, and …