Immigration

Demonstration

Immigrant rights advocates advise people to stay calm and film in ICE encounters

Tensions run hot between protesters and agents

January 17, 2026 • Ava Kian — Colorado Public Radio

Contests

Family seeking asylum in Durango reunites in Colombia

Mother of two – unsafe in home country – seeks new options

January 16, 2026 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

conflicts and war

The pope in a major foreign policy address blasts how countries are using force to assert dominion

Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in the Paul XI Hall at the Vatican on Wednesday, Jan. 7,…

January 12, 2026 • By NICOLE WINFIELD — The Associated Press

Demonstration

‘It’s so cruel’: Durango protesters rally after ICE killing in Minneapolis

Roughly 500 people gathered Friday in remembrance of Renee Nicole Good

January 10, 2026 • Jessica Bowman — Herald Staff Writer

Demonstration

Durango activists react to Minneapolis shooting

‘This shakes us to the core,’ said Enrique Orozco-Perez, co-executive director of Compañeros

January 8, 2026 • Jessica Bowman — Herald Staff Writer

Community

Durango’s Immigration Task Force begins to take shape

Community commission to deliver findings in six months

January 5, 2026 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

6th Judicial District

What to watch in 2026 for La Plata County

Elections, court trials, fights for social justice and ambitious redevelopments to shape the year

January 5, 2026 • Herald Staff Report

Haiti

U.S. faith leaders supporting targeted immigrants brace for a tough year ahead

Parishioners of Notre Dame d'Haiti process outside the Catholic church during a Lent that reenacted the biblical story of the…

January 4, 2026 • By DAVID CRARY, GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, LUIS ANDRES HENAO and TIFFANY STANLEY — The Associated Press

Durango

Resident arrested by ICE on New Year’s Eve lived in Durango for 22 years

Mancos arrest sparks protest outside Bodo field office

January 3, 2026 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Gallery

Photos and video: ICE protests return to Durango

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

January 2, 2026 • Shane Benjamin — Herald Staff Writer

Arrest

ICE officers detain Durango man on New Year’s Eve

Federal agents stop vehicle, take individual into custody

January 1, 2026 • Jessica Bowman — Herald Staff Writer

Immigration

What to know about Somalia as Trump wants Somalis in the US to leave

A Somali family watches a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump on their phones and on television, in Mogadishu, Somalia,…

December 5, 2025

Donald Trump

Trump ventures deeper into anti-immigrant language by calling people from Somalia ‘garbage’

President Donald Trump speaks at a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington, as…

December 5, 2025 • By LAURIE KELLMAN — The Associated Press

Courts

Federal judge restricts how ICE can arrest people in Colorado, calling past conduct ‘unlawful’

Ruling is critical of ‘indiscriminate,’ warrantless arrests

November 26, 2025 • Taylor Dolven — The Colorado Sun

Immigration

Feeling exhausted, Durango family arrested by ICE signs paperwork for self-deportation

City Council passes resolution asking for investigation into federal immigration agents’ actions

November 20, 2025 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Human rights

Trump-supporting Cuban dissident says NM ICE lockup denied him legal documents

Heinrich calls on ICE to release detainees from Torrance County jail until it renews contract

November 16, 2025 • Patrick Lohmann — Source NM

Headlines

Latino groups denounce Rep. Lauren Boebert’s ‘racist’ Halloween costume

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert speaks to supporters during an election night watch party on Nov. 5, 2024, in Windsor, Colorado.…

November 6, 2025 • Sara Wilson — Colorado Newsline

Durango City Council

Durango City Council approves immigration task force

Residents seek ICE/DHS review and parking ticket wavers for protesters

November 6, 2025 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Arrest

ICE mistook Durango father for another person, Denver Post reports

Immigrant advocacy group says family suffered mistreatment while in ICE custody

November 1, 2025 • Elizabeth Pond — Herald Staff Writer

Durango City Council

‘Serve and protect’: Durango residents turn on police over supposed complicity with ICE

DPD chief says protest became a riot with agitators on both sides

October 31, 2025 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Crime

CBI to investigate federal agent who slammed Durango protester to ground

Elected leaders from local, state and federal levels react to ICE’s response

October 30, 2025 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Durango

Mother of children taken by ICE feels like she is ‘drowning,’ ‘choking’ after arrests

Immigrant rights group demands release of Durango family

October 30, 2025 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Demonstration

Video and photos: Federal agents use pepper spray, rubber bullets on protesters

More than 100 demonstrators react to immigration arrests of two children, parent in Durango

October 28, 2025 • Josh Stephenson — Special to the Herald

Immigration

Federal agents use pepper spray, rubber bullets on Durango protesters

Immigration arrests of parent, two children spark demonstrations

October 28, 2025 • Scout Edmondson — Herald Staff Writer