Despite President Trump’s claims that his immigration policy focuses on deporting violent offenders, recent data from Colorado suggests otherwise.
Since Trump’s return to office in January, immigration arrests in Colorado have quadrupled. While ICE officials say they’re prioritizing dangerous criminals, the numbers paint a different picture.
A joint investigation by the Colorado Sun and WyoFile revealed that in the first five months of the year, about 60% of individuals arrested by ICE in Colorado and Wyoming had no criminal convictions at all. Only a small number had ever been convicted of violent crimes like assault.
Reporter Taylor Dolven, who has been covering immigration and politics under the Trump administration, discussed the report with Erin O’Toole, shedding light on the gap between federal messaging and on-the-ground enforcement.
The findings raise serious questions about the true priorities of ICE in Colorado and the impact of the administration’s immigration crackdown on non-violent individuals.
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