Last week, those of us here at the Colorado Times Recorder reported a bombshell scoop: ICE, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, has held detainees, including children, at a network of nine undisclosed detention facilities called hold rooms. The hold rooms are often located in ICE or other Department of Homeland Security substations which have not been declared as detention facilities. Located in strip malls and office parks around the state, many of the hold rooms have detained people for weeks at a time, never disclosing to neighboring businesses or residents that the locations are being used for detention.
Britany Pettersen
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A Tale of Two CO Representatives: One Who Stands With Working People, the Other Who Would Rather Just Go With It
Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Donald Trump’s proposed budget by two votes. Colorado Congressman Gabe Evans (R-CO) cast a deciding ‘yes’ vote, while Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) voted no.