Denver Federal Judge Questions ICE Denver Director on Nov. 9; Government Has Identified 14 People Re-Arrested After Court-Ordered Releases
DENVER, Colo. — U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney questioned Nathan Rasper, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Denver field office, in a Denver, Denver County, Colorado, courtroom on November 9, over the practice of re-arresting detainees almost immediately after courts ordered their release.
Judge Sweeney opened the inquiry at a November 4 hearing. The government had identified 14 people in Colorado who were re-arrested after being released under habeas corpus orders, including at least one re-arrest outside a detention facility. At the November 9 hearing, Rasper said the practice has stopped. Sweeney called the practice a due process violation, said she will issue a written order, and has not yet decided whether to pursue contempt proceedings.
Nichole Black, an ICE assistant field office director in Denver, previously testified that she received a direct order to re-detain habeas releasees with some criminal history, an order that traced back to Rasper. The Department of Homeland Security has said ICE complies with lawful court orders and that a release order does not permanently shield someone from enforcement.
Sweeney had earlier directed officials to identify every Colorado case since October 27 in which someone was detained again within 12 hours of a court-ordered release.
Source: Colorado Public Radio
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