Immigrant Justice

The Constitution guarantees the fundamental rights of due process and equal protection to every person in this country, regardless of their immigration status.

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Immigrant Justice is one of ACLU of Colorado’s strategic imperatives. Before committing to any campaign or project, ACLU of Colorado will ask how the work will further this strategic imperative.

Upholding the rights of the politically disenfranchised is vital; when the government has the power to deny legal rights and due process to one group of people it puts everyone’s rights in danger. The ACLU of Colorado works to uphold the due process and equal protection clauses embodied in our Constitution and Bill of Rights, which apply to every “person,” and are not limited to U.S. citizens. Other immigrants’ rights issues that the ACLU of Colorado works to address include prolonged detention periods, the application of labor laws to non-citizens and violations of the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition of warrantless intrusions into private homes.

The Latest

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ACLU Of Colorado Files Emergency Motion After ICE Falsely Claims to Release People That Are Kept in Detention

ACLU of Colorado files Amicus Brief after ICE knowingly defied federal judges’ orders in at least seventeen separate cases in this district
Issue Areas: Immigrant Justice
Court Cases: Quintero Alvarez v. Baltazar, et al. (Amicus)
News & Commentary
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ACLU of Colorado Statement on 2026 Election Results for Key Civil Rights Ballot Measures

Though these are welcome victories, other measures with serious impacts on our civil rights have passed.
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ICE Continues to Violate Court Orders, Brutalize Innocent People in Colorado

A new ACLU of Colorado filing details ICE’s persistent practice of unlawfully conducting warrantless arrests and failing to produce court-ordered documents.
Issue Areas: Immigrant Justice
Court Cases: Ramirez Ovando, et al. v. Mullin, et al.
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ACLU of Colorado Files Legal Claims Against the Federal Government on Behalf of Family Illegally Stopped and Jailed by ICE

Claims filed across 17 states and Washington, D.C. under the Federal Tort Claims Act seek justice for people harmed by federal immigration agents and accountability for the Trump administration’s violence and lawlessness
Issue Areas: Immigrant Justice, Criminal Legal Reform, Government Transparency
Court Cases: FTCA Claim Project

Cases, Campaigns & Legislation

Court Case
Nov 9, 2026

Quintero Alvarez v. Baltazar, et al. (Amicus)

In Colorado, ICE has arrested people without warrants and without probable cause, in violation of the law and court orders, and now continues to hold people in detention when courts order they must be released. In response to these re-arrests, we filed an amicus brief in Quintero Alvarez v. Baltazar, et al. and the Court granted our motion to appear and argue at the evidentiary hearing on November 9.
Court Case
Jul 29, 2026

FTCA Claim Project

The ACLU of Colorado filed three claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) on July 29, 2026 on behalf of Fernando Jaramillo Solano and his two children, ages 15 and 12. The claims are based on ICE’s unlawful arrest of Mr. Jaramillo Solano and his children in Durango, Colorado.
Legislation
May 4, 2026

SB26-176 State Remedies for Constitutional Rights Violation

AKA No Kings Act: A person who, under color of any law, subjects, or causes to be subjected, another person to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the United States constitution is liable to the injured party for legal or equitable relief.
Status: Postponed indefinitely
Position: Support
Court Case
Jun 30, 2026

Santillan Quiroz v. Mullin, et al.

The ACLU of Colorado has joined an appeal with the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, the ACLU of Oklahoma, and immigration lawyer Kelli Stump challenging the denial of a writ of habeas corpus filed on behalf of a noncitizen wrongfully detained in Oklahoma.