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So it doesn't sound the like the local sheriffs are intentionally targeting people for immigration things in this case, but rather when the traffic stop happened, the data got put into a system that is completely unrelated to ICE, but ICE is apparently using anyway.
I would be curious to know how ICE got access to the sheriffs' systems. Whomever they're contracting with needs to have it terminated yesterday, or they might as well be complicit.
It is explicitly illegal in Colorado for state agencies to share data with ICE due to two laws passed in 2021 and 2025
The way the article reads, the Sheriff voluntarily joined the info sharing system in question:
"An administrative investigation from the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office revealed Zwinck was part of a communication group that included local, state and federal law enforcement partners participating in “a multi-agency drug interdiction effort focusing on the highways throughout Western Colorado.”"
There's no contractor to fire here. The Sheriffs office voluntarily joined for drug enforcement efforts. ICE use information shared for drug enforcement for immigration enforcement violating the purpose of the group. The Sheriffs left.
I see this as a good thing. While most of us don't trust trump's ICE, this is yet another example of other law enforcement arms also losing trust and cutting ICE off.
I am not so sure this is unintentional. Mesa County is the very strange place that brought us Lauren Boebert and Tina Peters. Their respective Wikipedia pages are astounding.
I could see your point about the questionable traffic stop for other possibly illegitimate reasons, but the Sheriffs actions to remove themselves from this information sharing with ICE afterwards is highly suggestive that its not doing the traffic stop for immigration enforcement reasons. I'll take the small win.
My take is "plausible deniability". The sheriffs were delaying their target so that ICE gravy seals can stuff themselves into their KKKop cars and start pursuing their prey.
The sheriffs removed themselves because information sharing with ICE is in violation of Colorado law
Sounds like the structure put in place after 9/11 with Homeland Security is starting to work in the ways predicted….