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Trump administration drops challenge to Texas law targeting people who illegally cross the border

Senate Bill 4, the Texas law that makes illegally crossing the border a state crime, will continue to be challenged by two immigrant rights groups and El Paso County.

The Texas Tribune

El Paso County Commissioner Says U.S. Government is Knowingly 'Killing Immigrants' As Deaths During Border Crossings Climb

El Paso County Commissioners passes resolution aiming to improve data collection of deaths across the border and collaboration with organizations.

Latin Times

El Paso Extends Migrant Emergency Aid Due To Fears that Federal Funding Will Dry Up During Trump Admin

The news come just weeks after El Paso County announced the impending closure of its Migrant Support Services Center at the end of the year

Latin Times

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El Paso County Migrant Support Center Winding Down Operations

El Paso County's migrant support center is scaling back due to funding concerns and reduced migrant arrivals.

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Survivors of LGBTQ+ club shooting say the deaths and trauma could've been avoided in lawsuits

Victims and family of those killed in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs in 2022 spoke Tuesday after filing lawsuits against the El Paso County commissioners and former sheriff

The Independent UK

Victims of 2022 mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ club sue county for not enforcing red flag laws

Victims and family of those killed in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs in 2022 filed lawsuits Sunday against the El Paso County commissioners and former sheriff

The Independent UK

El Paso County officials say it’s time the state pays for Operation Lone Star arrests

County officials issued a disaster declaration Tuesday, saying the state’s mass arrests at the border have cost the county millions of dollars and overwhelmed its criminal justice system.

The Texas Tribune

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Robert Hanssen, FBI agent who spied for Russia, died of natural causes at Colorado’s Supermax, coroner rules

Robert Hanssen, the former FBI agent caught selling damaging secrets to the Russians during and after the Cold War, died of natural causes last month inside Colorado’s notorious Supermax prison, the El Paso County coroner found.

The Denver Post

Texas voters to decide constitutional amendment related to conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County in November

The Texas State Legislature took the final vote to send a constitutional amendment to the Nov. 2023 ballot on April 25. The measure would amend section 59 of Article XVI of the state constitution to authorize the legislature to permit conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County to issue…

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Judge upholds all charges — including hate-crime counts — against Club Q shooting suspect

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — An El Paso County judge on Thursday allowed all charges — including dozens of hate-crime counts — to move forward against the suspect in the mass shooting at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ club last year.

The Denver Post

Judge ends Club Q shooting contempt case against sheriff over media leaks

DENVER — An El Paso County judge on Wednesday opted not to go forward with a contempt of court citation against Sheriff Bill Elder over leaks to the media in the wake of the Club Q mass shooting.

The Denver Post

Colo. considers changing gun laws

The law allows law enforcement or family to seek a court order to seize someone's guns if they pose a threat

Salon

Family called FBI and 911 about Club Q shooting suspect’s threats night before 2021 standoff, records show

DENVER — The day before the Club Q shooting suspect’s alleged 2021 bomb threat and police standoff, family members called the FBI and El Paso County law enforcement to report the suspect was threatening violence against relatives, Christians and the government, records show.

The Denver Post

Club Q mass shooting suspect’s 2021 ‘bomb threat’ dismissed by judge after family refused to cooperate, DA says

El Paso County prosecutors were unable to subpoena witnesses after Anderson Lee Aldrich was accused of threatening mass violence. The case was ultimately dismissed and records sealed

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Judge unseals records of Anderson Aldrich's 2021 bomb threat

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — An El Paso County, Colorado, judge on Thursday unsealed a 2021 case involving Anderson Aldrich, who is accused of fatally shooting five people and injuring 17 at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs.

Salon

Death shows halfway house system's ills

Halfway house operators in Colorado have long been cited for failing to comply with standards

WEKU

El Paso prosecutor resigns after facing accusations of incompetence

El Paso County District Attorney Yvonne Rosales agreed to resign. She faced accusations of incompetence involving hundreds of cases and of slowing down the case against the suspected Walmart shooter.

The Independent UK

Sheriff’s office in county where deadly LGBT+ club shooting took place has never used ‘red flag’ law

The state allows petitioners, including law enforcement, to seek a judge’s order to prevent guns from getting into the hands of dangerous people. El Paso County officials pledged to ‘actively resist’ the law

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All candidates for El Paso County Commissioner District 1 in Colorado complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for El Paso County Commissioner District 1 in Colorado — incumbent Holly Williams (R) and Ryan Lucas (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them…

The Texas Tribune

El Paso district attorney faces trial to oust her from office over incompetency, misconduct claims

El Paso County District Attorney Yvonne Rosales has been accused of bungling cases and is ensnared in controversy surrounding prosecution of the alleged gunman in the 2019 Walmart massacre.

The Texas Tribune

Chaos surrounding rookie El Paso DA Yvonne Rosales fuels concerns about Walmart massacre prosecution

Mistakes and backbiting have engulfed the El Paso County district attorney’s office. Some question whether she is competent to handle one of the most high-profile death penalty cases in recent Texas history.

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