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Actions by Colorado officials responsible for Latino distrust in law enforcement
A new poll of Latinos in Colorado shows a high level of distrust for local police and government. It’s no surprise to us as we've...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Aug 22, 20253 min read


Colorado’s lawmakers need to consider the economic concerns of Latinos this special session
Today is the first day of the legislature’s special session and there’s a lot at stake. Voces Unidas is monitoring to make sure...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Aug 21, 20252 min read


New Report: Economic issues, immigration, and healthcare concerns among top issues in 2025 Colorado Latino Policy Agenda
Unresolved priorities remain for Latinos, according to voters and non-voters surveyed For the fifth consecutive year, economic issues...

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Aug 20, 202511 min read


Local Sheriff deputies suspected of doing ICE enforcement in Garfield County
Update: Luis has since been deported to Mexico. Voces Unidas formally filed a complaint with the Attorney General. This is now the tenth case Voces Unidas has documented of possible illegal collaboration between the Garfield County Sheriff's Office and ICE. 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. But on Tuesday, June 3, while walking out of the WalMart in Glenwood Springs, the si

Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Aug 18, 20254 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
Aug 13, 20252 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 8, 20252 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 8, 20252 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 30, 20252 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 21, 20253 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 1, 20252 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 30, 20251 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 18, 20253 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 13, 20253 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 23, 20253 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 policiaca relacionada con inmigración en nuestra región, afectando directamente a los condados de Summit, Lake, Eagle, Garfield y Pitkin. Hemos confirmado múltiples casos en los que personas han sido detenidas por ICE. Algunos de estos incidentes han involucrado a personas a quienes se buscaba específicamente, pero también hemos recibido inform

Alex Sánchez
May 21, 20252 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 29, 20253 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 28, 20255 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 16, 20252 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 11, 20251 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 10, 20251 min read
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