Colorado nonprofit offering immigrant legal aid ordered to stop work by feds

https://coloradosun.com/2025/01/28/immigrant-legal-services-stop-work-order/

"Colorado’s largest organization offering legal services to immigrants has been ordered to stop operations.

The U.S. Department of Justice issued a “stop work order” to multiple immigrant advocacy organizations around the country, including the one that funds Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network. The Colorado nonprofit provides free attorney representation and other legal help to thousands of immigrants who are locked in the detention center in Aurora or fighting deportation at the Denver immigration court.

The order follows an executive order from President Donald Trump titled “Protecting the American People Against Invasion” and announcing the “faithful execution of the immigration laws.”

The stop work order from the federal justice department was received last week by advocacy groups that receive federal funding, including Acacia Center for Justice, which supports Colorado’s network. Colorado advocates announced Monday evening that the order means it must suspend operations inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Aurora and the immigration courthouse in downtown Denver."