Overview

• Five Mesa County officers were disciplined after sharing a Dreamer student’s information in a multiagency Signal chat, with Deputy Zwinck placed on three weeks’ unpaid leave and Deputy Olson on two weeks.
• The Colorado State Patrol has ended its participation in the Signal chat, citing divergent objectives among participating agencies.
• Attorney General Phil Weiser’s lawsuit against Deputy Zwinck for violating SB 25-276 remains pending as Sheriff Todd Rowell urges its dismissal.
• The sheriff’s office is rolling out revised training and clarified policies to enforce state limits on cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
• The incident underscores tensions between Colorado’s newly enacted sanctuary law and federal immigration enforcement amid ongoing legal challenges nationwide.