Coloradans say national politics in crisis, deportations going "too far"
On immigration - 64% of Colorado voters say they're concerned that ICE is detaining people who should not be detained.
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Anna Alejo is CBS News Colorado's Executive Producer of Community Impact. She works with the news team to develop more grassroots relationships and original content at the neighborhood and local business level, ensuring a wide range of perspectives are represented in programming. Alejo previously worked with CBS from 1991 through 2007 as an award-winning general assignment and education reporter. She also served as Director of Corporate Communications for Western Union and was the owner of a public relations consulting practice.
On immigration - 64% of Colorado voters say they're concerned that ICE is detaining people who should not be detained.
Purnell Steen was passionate about preserving the jazz and blues music of Denver's iconic Five Points neighborhood.
Professor Andy Cowell's focus now is helping younger people to learn Arapaho and helping teachers develop materials and curriculum for students.
Global Village Academy called teachers' deportation "unfortunate" for her family and the school community.
With after-school and summer programming, college prep and scholarships, Girls Inc. prepares girls to navigate the world and to chart their futures.
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All union-backed candidates were leading in the Denver Board of Education elections. Only one of three incumbents seeking re-election, Xochitl Gaytán, was leading.
The statewide movement launched in 2010 has propelled Colorado to a top position in the country for philanthropic giving.
The father detained with his two children by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Durango earlier this week was wrongly identified by agents, a senior official with ICE's Denver field office said. The family remains in custody.
Tuesday's ballots will determine the direction of Denver Public Schools as four of seven seats on the board will be filled.
Chaos erupted outside of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in southwestern Colorado after agents took a family into custody and Durango police tried to get the children released.
The teacher was authorized to work in the U.S., according to school officials, but ICE said she was in the country illegally. The educator and her family, including minor children, are being held at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas.
The court said the government does not have an unfettered right to detain noncitizens.
Candidates discuss variety of issues from academics and school safety to charters and choice.
Academics, declining enrollment, school safety, immigration and all-gender restrooms are among the issues the candidates addressed.