Immigration in Colorado

An continuing conversation

ICE conducts an immigration raid at the Cedar Run Apartments in Denver early Wednesday, February 5, 2025. (Kevin Beaty/Denverite)

About this Collaboration

Immigration was one of the top concerns identified by more than 7,000 Coloradans who took part in COLab’s statewide Voter Voices surveys ahead of the 2024 elections — and it remains one of the most complex issues facing the state. In response, COLab and its news partners are following up, reaching back to participants and new voices alike to explore how national policies are shaping lives and communities here in Colorado.

This collection features reporting from across the state, examining immigration — not just as a political issue but as a deeply local one — reflected in workplaces, schools, neighborhoods and family life. It is part of COLab’s ongoing effort to help newsrooms listen more deeply, report more collaboratively and reflect the full range of Coloradans’ experiences.

The Stories

Due Process and Masked Men: Coloradans Conflicted Over Promised Immigration Crackdowns and the Realities of How They Are Carried Out

Colorado Public Radio, Colorado News Collaborative Oct 24, 2025

Over the last several months, Nicholas Pierce’s work as an asylum, refugee and deportation defense lawyer on the Front Range has meant playing catch-up. The immigration policies and orders that seem to come on a near-daily basis from the federal government have been hard to keep up with. In a recent interview, Pierce tried to make sense of the latest...

Trump says he’s fulfilling his campaign promise on immigration crackdown. Tell us what you think so far

Colorado News Collaborative Sep 26, 2025

Since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has acted quickly to change immigration policies, adopt hard-line tactics and make it clear those who stand in his way will face repercussions. In Colorado, Attorney General Phil Weiser has filed multiple lawsuits against Trump’s executive orders while officials in conservative parts of the state have passed resolutions insisting they are not sanctuary spaces....

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