Overview

• Phil Weiser filed a civil suit on July 22 against Deputy Alexander Zwinck for sharing a 19-year-old nursing student’s vehicle and personal details with ICE agents.
• The attorney general opened a patterns-and-practices investigation into the encrypted drug-interdiction Signal group after it was used to funnel information to federal immigration officials.
• Deputy Zwinck has been on paid administrative leave since late June while the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office conducts an internal review of the incident.
• Colorado’s 2018 SB 251 law forbids local law enforcement from assisting in civil immigration enforcement or questioning individuals about their status.
• Caroline Dias Goncalves remains free on bond as she continues her pending asylum proceedings following two weeks in an Aurora detention center.