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• Border security hearing will be held today

  May 7, 2013 3:08 AM

  This morning the Senate Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing on border security as it relates to the "Gang of Eight's" potential immigration bill. The committee hopes to examine provisions in the bill known as the "border security, economic opportunity, and immigration modernization act." Witnesses testifying include commissioners... more »

• President Obama to travel to Mexico

  May 2, 2013 3:04 AM

  President Obama travels to Mexico in the day ahead. It's a trip that is expected to be dominated by trade and immigration. He will meet with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. Most of the president's activities will be at the National Palace in the heart of the capital. Dozens... more »

• Colo. immigrant reporting requirement repealed

  April 26, 2013 4:23 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A requirement that Colorado law enforcement report to federal authorities immigrants suspected of living illegally in the U.S. is coming off the books. Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday signed a bill that repeals the 2006 law. It passed with bipartisan support during a year lawmakers approved... more »

• Immigration reform discussions continue today

  April 22, 2013 4:16 AM

  A Senate Judiciary Committee once again takes up the issue of comprehensive immigration reform today. A bi-partisan group of senators called "The Gang of Eight" released their legislative proposal last week, amid the Boston Marathon bombings. The almost 900 page immigration bill has faced growing questions from conservative critics.... more »

• Obama urges Senate to embrace immigration overhaul

  April 16, 2013 5:08 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is urging the Senate to move quickly on a comprehensive immigration overhaul drafted by a bipartisan group of senators. Obama says that the bill is a compromise measure and that nobody will get everything he wants - including him. But he says it's largely... more »

• Immigration reform continues in Washington

  April 11, 2013 3:48 AM

  Senators in D.C. are working on a comprehensive immigration bill. It could create a a path to citizenship for almost 11 million undocumented immigrants. Senators hope to finish work on that this week. Yesterday, tens of thousands of immigrants and their supporters rallied at the U.S. Capitol hoping to... more »

• CO immigrant tuition rate gets final House OK

  March 8, 2013 12:16 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A proposal allowing illegal immigrant students to pay lower college tuition rates has passed the Colorado House and is headed to Gov. John Hickenlooper, who is expected to sign it. Three Republicans joined with all the Democrats in voting for the bill Friday. The bill would allow... more »

• Mexican president discusses immigration in Texas

  April 26, 2012 12:56 AM

  HOUSTON (AP) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon says he respects U.S. laws designed to control illegal immigration, but he's against statutes like Arizona's controversial law that he believes unfairly go after immigrants. Calderon spoke Wednesday evening to more than 200 Mexican immigrants at a community center in Houston. The speech... more »

• Local farmers hurting from immigration decrease Play Video

  April 25, 2012 6:10 PM

  Stricter regulations over the past few years mean farmers must be sure a worker is in the U.S. legally. One farmer told us he's in compliance with the law, but he now has only 20-percent of his previous workforce. "Historically, this was a really good place to work,... more »

• Reaction to dropped immigration cases

  August 19, 2011 8:41 AM

  Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo says he is looking for a way to challenge an announcement by the Obama administration that deportation cases will be dismissed for undocumented students and other low-priority immigration offenders. Tancredo says he believes it's illegal, but it may be up to a judge to... more »

• Feds announce 78 immigration arrests

  June 21, 2011 2:38 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Federal authorities say they have made 78 arrests in Colorado as part of a national crackdown on criminal aliens that the federal government says threatened public and national security. There were 29 arrests in Denver, 13 in Aurora, seven in Commerce City and 29 others across the... more »

• E-Verify bill gives agriculture extra time

  June 14, 2011 9:28 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The agriculture industry is getting a break in a proposed bill that eventually would require all U.S. businesses to use a government database to verify that their employees are legally allowed to work in the country. The Legal Workforce Act, introduced Tuesday by Rep. Lamar Smith,... more »

• Immigrant advocates gather after dairy raid

  June 4, 2011 2:09 PM

  FORT MORGAN, Colo. (AP) - Immigrant advocates and lawyers were meeting Saturday with people affected by recent immigration raids at a dairy in Fort Morgan. The community forum was held three days after 11 people were arrested on allegations of falsifying documents to work in the U.S. The people... more »

• Immigration raid at Fort Morgan dairy

  June 2, 2011 12:27 PM

  FORT MORGAN, Colo. (AP) - Immigrant rights activists say a roundup of people accused of falsifying documents to work in the U.S. is creating fear and confusion in the community. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced the arrest of 11 people in Fort Morgan. KUSA-TV reports that the... more »

• Supreme Court upholds Arizona immigration law

  May 26, 2011 12:17 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has sustained Arizona's law that penalizes businesses for hiring workers who are in the United States illegally, rejecting arguments that states have no role in immigration matters. By a 5-3 vote, the court said Wednesday that federal immigration law gives states the authority to... more »

• President says border is more secure

  May 10, 2011 7:48 PM

  EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Describing the border with Mexico as more secure than ever, President Barack Obama says Republicans who insisted on tougher enforcement should now be ready to move on and deal with comprehensive immigration reform. But instead, he says they're still demanding more. In a speech... more »

• Pueblo lawmaker fights for in state tuition for children of illegals

  February 21, 2011 7:27 AM

  A state senator from Pueblo is continuing her fight to allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at publicly funded colleges and universities. Democrat Angela Giron Says some of the state's top high school students are children whose parents aren't in the country legally. An estimated 700 high school... more »

• ICE reviewing more Chipotle workers' documents

  February 8, 2011 3:40 PM

  DENVER (AP)-An immigration review of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.'s workers has spread to 60 of its restaurants in Virginia and the nation's capital, the Denver-based chain said Tuesday. Chipotle fired hundreds of workers in Minnesota after Immigration and Customs Enforcement reviewed employees' I-9 forms last year and found some... more »

• Gov. approves controversial jail fingerprint program

  January 4, 2011 11:33 PM

  A controversial program is taking root in Colorado's jails. It's called Secure Communities and it's designed to check a person's immigration status. On Tuesday Governor Bill Ritter announced that Colorado will join 35 other states in the federal program aimed at identifying illegal immigrants when they're booked into jails. ... more »

• Boulder increasing immigrant outreach in 2011

  December 30, 2010 10:31 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The city of Boulder is expanding its efforts to educate immigrants about government, city services, and how to become a U.S. citizen. The city will increase its efforts in 2011 to reach immigrants in conjunction with a project from the National League of Cities. The... more »

• Bennet, Buck soften blows in 4th Senate debate

  October 12, 2010 8:14 AM

  Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet and Republican challenger Ken Buck took it easy on each other in their first Denver-area debate, laying out familiar differences over tax cuts and immigration. Bennet said Monday the expiring Bush-era tax cuts should be extended for one year, regardless of income. He repeated his... more »

• Senate passes bill to stop flow of illegal immigrants

  August 12, 2010 10:30 PM

  The Senate passed a bill today that supporters say will stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States. The $600 million bill will pay to put 1000 more border patrol agents on the United States Mexican border. It will also pay for hundreds more ice agents and customs... more »

• Colorado version of AZ immigration law could be coming

  July 29, 2010 12:14 AM

  Wednesday's ruling by a federal judge in Arizona to block the most aggressive parts of the state's new immigration law may actually prompt efforts to enact similar legislation in Colorado. A Republican State Senator from Colorado Springs and a professor of Chicano Studies from Colorado State University-Pueblo tell News... more »

• Pueblo council split on immigration reform vote

  July 28, 2010 5:40 PM

  On Monday, Pueblo city council has passed a resolution urging Colorado lawmakers to support comprehensive federal immigration reform. The resolution passed 5 to 2, with council members Vera Ortegon and Judy Weaver voting against it. The resolution reads as follows: The Pueblo City Council urges our United States Senators for... more »

• Poll: Cracks appear in Obama's Hispanic support

  July 27, 2010 8:22 AM

  An Associated Press-Univision poll finds a few cracks in President Barack Obama's once solid support among Hispanics. The survey of more than 1,500 Hispanics shows they still overwhelmingly favor the Democratic Party over the GOP, and a majority still think Obama is doing a good job. But the... more »

• President talks immigration reform

  July 1, 2010 1:14 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says America's borders are "just too vast" for the immigration problem to be solved with fences and border patrols alone. He said that a comprehensive solution is needed, instead, urging one that holds everyone accountable, from illegal immigrants to the businesses that hire... more »

• Homeland Security Chief commits to immigration reform

  June 24, 2010 6:48 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is assuring Hispanic political leaders from around the country that the Obama administration is committed to overhauling federal immigration laws. Napolitano blames the lack of a new law on a bitterly divided Congress. She says the country needs the... more »

• Mexico asks court to rule against Arizona

  June 22, 2010 2:38 PM

  PHOENIX (AP) - Mexico is asking a federal court in Arizona to declare the state's new immigration law unconstitutional. Lawyers for Mexico on Tuesday submitted a legal brief in support of a lawsuit challenging the law. The law generally requires police investigating another incident or crime to ask people... more »

• Veterans and brothers fighting deportation

  June 2, 2010 11:26 PM

  The government is seeking to deport two local Vietnam Veterans, one of them a Bronze Star recipient. Manuel and Valente Valenzuela came to the US as legal residents from Mexico in the 1950's with their mother, an American citizen and their father a Mexican Citizen. They grew up... more »

• Girl tells First Lady her mom "doesn't have papers"

  May 20, 2010 5:38 PM

  A Department of Homeland Security official says federal immigration authorities are not pursuing the family of a Maryland girl who told first lady Michelle Obama that her mother "doesn't have papers." DHS spokesman Matt Chandler said in an e-mailed statement Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigations "are based... more »

• President says he'll need GOP help on immigration reform

  May 19, 2010 2:32 PM

  President Barack Obama says he needs some help from Republicans in order to get immigration reform legislation through Congress. Obama made the comments at a joint news conference Wednesday with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who is under pressure at home to push Obama for action on the immigration issue.... more »

• Colorado bank robber arrested in Mexico

  May 13, 2010 8:48 AM

  A Mexican national described as a serial bank robber responsible for heists in Colorado, Texas and Arizona has been arrested. The U.S. Marshal's Office in Tucson said Raul Gallegos, 40, was arrested by Sonora state police in Guaymas, Mexico, Tuesday. Gallegos was handed over to U.S. authorities at... more »

• Colorado Springs business ordered to pay $2.5 million

  May 11, 2010 3:10 PM

  An El Paso County District Court has issued orders barring a Colorado Springs business, the Immigration Center, and its owners and operators, Charles Doucette, Deborah Stilson and Alfred Boyce, from defrauding consumers in search of assistance in obtaining or completing federal immigration forms. The Office of the Attorney General... more »

• Immigrant sentenced in huge Colorado drug smuggling case

  May 11, 2010 8:25 AM

  A 42-year-old Mexican man authorities say helped his brother smuggle millions of dollars worth of cocaine into the United States has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Immigrant Miguel Arriola Marquez was also sentenced Friday to four years of supervised released for conspiracy to possess with intent... more »

• Immigration rallies held in Colorado

  April 30, 2010 7:40 PM

  Several immigration rallies were held across the state Friday. In Pueblo, about 40 people showed up to this forum at CSU-Pueblo. Two professors organized the event to show their opposition to Arizona's immigration law and spread a message of equality. "That's my hope that as US citizens, we learn to... more »

• Immigration sweep rounds up killers, other criminals

  April 30, 2010 1:09 PM

  Federal agents say they have arrested 596 immigrants with criminal records during a three-day immigration enforcement sweep across the Southeast. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Friday that the operation, dubbed Operation Cross Check, was the largest ever conducted by the agency targeting foreign nationals convicted of crimes.... more »

• Immigration forum today at CSU-Pueblo

  April 30, 2010 12:17 PM

  Here's what I'm working on today--Friday, April 30. An immigration forum is taking place at CSU-Pueblo today. The event is being organized my CSU-Pueblo professor Fawn Amber Montoya. "I thought it might be a good opportunity for us to educate our campus community and local community about the historical, social,... more »

• Hickenlooper opposes immigration law, raises money

  April 30, 2010 10:40 AM

  Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper says if he were governor, he would veto an immigration reform bill like the one passed in Arizona. Denver Mayor Hickenlooper has raised about $1.1 million since entering the Colorado governor's race. The Denver Post reports that Hickenlooper's first fundraising filing showed he received... more »

• Arizona law could drive day laborers out

  April 29, 2010 10:46 AM

  Many of the cars that once stopped in the Home Depot parking lot to pick up day laborers to hang drywall or do landscaping now just drive on by. Arizona's sweeping immigration bill allows police to arrest illegal immigrant day laborers seeking work on the street or anyone trying... more »

• Day laborers say they'll leave Arizona

  April 28, 2010 7:22 PM

  Arizona's new sweeping immigration law has got many day laborers saying that they're going to leave the state. The law is slated to take effect in the summer, and allows police to arrest illegal immigrant day laborers looking for work on the street and anyone who hires them. Some... more »

• Texas lawmaker to introduce anti-immigration bill

  April 28, 2010 10:43 AM

  A Texas lawmaker says she plans to push for a law similar to Arizona's get-tough immigration measure. San Antonio Express-News and Houston Chronicle report Wednesday that Republican Rep. Debbie Riddle of Tomball says she will introduce the measure in the January legislative session. The new Arizona law would require local... more »

• Ex-homeland chief uncomfortable with Arizona law

  April 28, 2010 9:08 AM

  Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge says he's uncomfortable with Arizona's new immigration law, saying it allows police to question people without probable cause. But Ridge also faults both major parties for failing to come up with a national policy and opening the door for state laws like Arizona's. Ridge... more »