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El Paso County sheriff can’t hold people for immigration authorities, judge rules

By Kathleen Foody, The Associated Press A Colorado sheriff’s practice of continuing to jail people suspected of being in the country illegally on behalf of federal authorities is unconstitutional, a judge said as he barred the office from honoring the so-called “detainer” requests. District Court Judge Eric Bentley ruled late Thursday that El Paso County […]