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Local Sheriff deputies suspected of doing ICE enforcement in Garfield County
When Luis Armando Rivas Martinez thought he was being followed by a silver car, he told his family, but tried to brush it off as nothing....

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
1 day ago3 min read


Bond hearings in Routt County raise questions about ICE collaboration
Voces Unidas has unfortunately learned of two more cases that raise our suspicions that another local government agency could be...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
6 days ago2 min read


Concerns grow over reports of likely collaboration between local governments and ICE
Voces Unidas is following reported cases of law enforcement collaborating with ICE in possible violation of the law. In one of the most...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Aug 82 min read


Voces Unidas meets with U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen to update her on our communities
Voces Unidas on Wednesday joined Leadville-based nonprofit Full Circle in a meeting with Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen to share the...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Aug 82 min read


Trump’s attempt to strip birthright citizenship remains blocked by federal courts
After a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month limited the power of federal district courts to order national injunctions, advocacy groups...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Jul 302 min read


Millions of Coloradans will suffer from impacts of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill Act’
Donald Trump’s destructive policy bill recently signed into law includes many harmful provisions that disproportionately impact people...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jul 213 min read


Data sharing by state agencies erodes trust and violates Colorado law
Voces Unidas has been following the lawsuit brought against Gov. Polis suggesting that he directed state employees to turn over personal...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jul 12 min read


Supreme Court ruling creates confusion around birthright citizenship as Trump escalates attacks on immigrants
While last week’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court failed to directly address the constitutionality of birthright citizenship, Trump’s...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jun 301 min read


Voces Unidas Action Fund releases 2025 Legislative Scorecard
Voces Unidas Action Fund released its 2025 Legislative Scorecard today, tracking the votes of all state lawmakers against our...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
Jun 183 min read


When the system fails, don’t blame the families
Every so often, someone says the quiet part out loud. Recently, in response to our public actions in the Roaring Fork School District, I...

Alex Sánchez
Jun 133 min read


Colorado’s new immigrant rights bill
In the face of increasingly hostile federal immigration policy, the Colorado state legislature deserves credit for passing Senate Bill...

Voces Unidas Action Fund
May 233 min read


Mensaje a la comunidad sobre el aumento de actividad de ICE
Quiero dirigirme a ustedes en un momento de gran preocupación. En los últimos días, hemos sido testigos de un aumento en la actividad...

Alex Sánchez
May 212 min read


Senate Bill 276 seeks to close Colorado’s anti-immigrant urban-rural divide
We hear a lot these days about Colorado’s urban-rural divide — the disconnect between the needs and values of Front Range cities and...

Alex Sánchez
Apr 293 min read


First 100 days: Six-in-10 Latino voters believe country is headed in the wrong direction
As President Trump approaches the 100-day mark of his presidency, pocketbook issues — cost of living, jobs, housing and health care...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 285 min read


More than 30 Latino leaders have now joined Voces Unidas for education and advocacy program in Mexico City
We wrapped up our third annual Civic Leader Education and Advocacy Program (CLEAP) in Mexico City over the weekend, bringing the number...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 162 min read


Final two days of CLEAP combine leadership with education and cultural exchange
After a busy Wednesday meeting with Mexican federal policymakers in the halls of Congress, CLEAP participants returned in the conference...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 111 min read


CLEAP Day 3: Participants put their advocacy skills to work in the halls of Mexico’s Congress
Civic Leader Education and Advocacy Program (CLEAP) participants put their freshly polished advocacy skills to work on Wednesday, meeting...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 101 min read


CLEAP Day 2: Participants dig into policy discussions as they prep to meet with Mexican officials
Tuesday marked the start of CLEAP 2025 policy and planning sessions in Mexico City. The day included multiple sessions designed to...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 91 min read


CLEAP participants receive warm welcome in Mexico City to kick off annual education and advocacy program
Mexico City warmly welcomed the incredible participants of our 2025 Civic Leader Education & Advocacy Program (CLEAP) on Monday, April 7,...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 81 min read


IRS/ICE information sharing deal betrays trust and undermines immigrant contributions
The unprecedented pending agreement to allow the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide tax data to Immigration and Customs...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Apr 12 min read
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