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Three Deputies Suspended for Sharing Immigration Info

8/2/2025

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Three Mesa County sheriff's employees in Colorado faced suspension for breaching a new state law that bars sharing information with federal immigration agents. This action came after the arrest of 19-year-old Caroline Dias-Goncalves, who was detained by ICE following a traffic stop. Sheriff Todd Rowell voiced his discontent with the state attorney general's lawsuit against Deputy Zwinck before the investigation wrapped up.

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Three Mesa County sheriff's employees in Colorado faced suspension for breaching a new state law that bars sharing information with federal immigration agents. This action came after the arrest of 19-year-old Caroline Dias-Goncalves, who was detained by ICE following a traffic stop. Sheriff Todd Rowell voiced his discontent with the state attorney general's lawsuit against Deputy Zwinck before the investigation wrapped up.