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Colorado deputy could face massive fine for sharing information with immigration authorities

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An officer sued by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser for allegedly sharing information with federal immigration agents in violation of state law continues to be under investigation, but he could face a hefty fine.
«The complaint filed against the deputy is a civil lawsuit (not criminal). Violations of these laws … can result in an injunction and civil penalties up to $50,000,» Lawrence Pacheco, director of communications at the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, said in an email to Fox News Digital Friday.
Mesa County Sheriff’s Deputy Alexander Zwinck and another deputy were disciplined by the sheriff’s office for allegedly sharing information with federal immigration agents on a drug task force during a Brazilian college student’s arrest for an expired visa, according to The Associated Press.
COLORADO DEPUTIES VIOLATED NEW STATE LAW WHEN SHARING INFORMATION WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENTS
This image from police body camera footage provided by the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office shows Deputy Alexander Zwinck conducting a traffic stop June 5, 2025, near Fruta, Colo. (Mesa County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Mesa County Sheriff Todd Rowell said Caroline Dias-Goncalves, a 19-year-old nursing student, was pulled over by Zwinck for a traffic stop June 5 after she was allegedly driving too close to a semi-truck. While Dias-Goncalves was released with a warning after about 20 minutes, federal immigration agents stopped her and arrested her shortly after.
Zwinck was placed on three weeks of unpaid leave, and Erik Olson was placed on two weeks of unpaid leave, Rowell said in a statement. Both were removed from the task force.
Two supervisors were also disciplined, with one suspended without pay for two days and another receiving a letter of reprimand. A third supervisor received counseling.
FLORIDA AG REFUSES TO BACK DOWN AFTER CONTEMPT RULING IN STATE IMMIGRATION LAW BATTLE

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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«Based on our findings, the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office should not have had any role in the chain of events leading to Miss Dias-Goncalves’s detention, and I regret that this occurred. I apologize to Miss Dias-Goncalves,» Mesa County Sheriff Todd Rowell said in a statement on Wednesday.
«I have pushed for collaboration with state and federal partners to solve crime in our community. In the area of drug interdiction, HSI has been our primary federal law enforcement partner. Although discussions were had with HSI supervision in the months preceding this incident to ensure my deputies would not be involved in immigration enforcement, the administrative review showed that those lines of collaboration were crossed.»
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation earlier this year that prevents local governments from sharing immigration information with immigration officials at the federal level.
‘OBEY THE LAW’: CONSERVATIVE FIREBRAND TORCHES BLUE STATE IMMIGRATION POLICIES AMID MAJOR LAWSUIT

U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., speaks at a news conference of the Republican National Committee after a meeting of the House Republican Conference March 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)
«Basically, this new law gives a narrow exception for Colorado law enforcement to cooperate with the federal government if ICE or the Department of Homeland Security asks for assistance in a particular crime investigation,» Kristi Burton Brown, executive vice president of Advance Colorado, wrote in an email to Fox News Digital.
«However, there is an absolute ban on local law enforcement proactively notifying DHS if they discover that a violent criminal or repeat felon is here illegally. If they report to ICE anyway, they will face a $50,000 fine.»
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The law preventing law enforcement from cooperating with the federal government in many circumstances was blasted by Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., a former police officer.
«As a former cop, I know firsthand how Colorado’s sanctuary laws have flipped the switch on crime, handcuffing cops instead of criminals. Let me be clear: our state’s leftist laws don’t prioritize public safety, they prioritize political games,» Evans posted to X.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Censura y control: el plan del Kremlin para aislar a Rusia del mundo digital

La experiencia de navegar por internet en Rusia se ha transformado en una rutina cada vez más limitada y vigilada. Plataformas como YouTube que no cargan, páginas de medios independientes que no se muestran o redes móviles que se interrumpen por horas ya no son fallos técnicos, sino manifestaciones concretas de una política deliberada del Kremlin.
El presidente Vladimir Putin instó al gobierno a “reprimir” los servicios de Internet extranjeros y ordenó a los funcionarios elaborar una lista de plataformas de estados “hostiles” que deberían ser restringidas.
Desde hace más de una década, el gobierno ruso ha desplegado una estrategia progresiva para someter el espacio digital a su control. A través de una combinación de legislación restrictiva, vigilancia masiva y presión sobre empresas tecnológicas, busca asegurar que el contenido disponible en línea se adecue a los lineamientos oficiales. Esta tendencia se intensificó tras las protestas de 2011-2012, cuando internet fue una herramienta clave para la organización ciudadana y la crítica al poder.
El objetivo es claro: construir una infraestructura digital que pueda ser aislada del resto del mundo. En paralelo, se han perfeccionado herramientas de inspección profunda de paquetes (DPI) y sistemas de censura selectiva, inspirados en el modelo chino del “Gran Cortafuegos”.
La invasión a gran escala de Ucrania en 2022 aceleró este proceso. X, Facebook, Instagram, Signal y otros servicios quedaron bloqueados. También se intensificó la persecución del uso de redes privadas virtuales (VPN), las únicas herramientas capaces de sortear las restricciones.
El acceso a YouTube, plataforma utilizada tanto para el entretenimiento como para el activismo opositor —incluido el canal de Alexei Navalny—, fue limitado intencionalmente. Según el Kremlin, la interrupción se debió a la falta de mantenimiento de equipos por parte de Google, pero expertos en derechos digitales señalan que se trató de una acción deliberada.
Empresas como Cloudflare y proveedores occidentales de servicios de alojamiento web también han sido objeto de restricciones, forzando a muchos sitios rusos a trasladarse a servidores nacionales, donde la vigilancia y el control estatal son mayores.

Una reciente legislación rusa amplía la criminalización de búsquedas en línea de materiales considerados “extremistas”. La definición es amplia e incluye desde contenidos LGBTQ+ hasta las memorias de Navalny. Aunque todavía es difícil rastrear búsquedas individuales a gran escala, los expertos advierten que unos pocos juicios bastan para sembrar el miedo.
El uso de WhatsApp, que tenía más de 97 millones de usuarios mensuales en abril, también está en la mira. Legisladores oficialistas amenazan con su posible bloqueo y promocionan MAX, una nueva aplicación de mensajería nacional creada por la red social VK. La aplicación, todavía en etapa beta, permite enviar mensajes, pagar servicios y acceder a trámites estatales, pero establece que los datos de los usuarios pueden ser compartidos con las autoridades.
Además, una nueva ley exige que MAX venga preinstalada en todos los smartphones vendidos en Rusia, mientras se incentiva a instituciones públicas y empresas a migrar sus comunicaciones a esta plataforma.

El Estado también ha avanzado en consolidar el ecosistema técnico de la red. Aumentó drásticamente el costo de las licencias para proveedores de internet y concentra más de la mitad de las direcciones IP en siete grandes empresas, entre ellas Rostelecom, de propiedad estatal.
Según Human Rights Watch, estas medidas buscan sofocar la infraestructura independiente, y reflejan años de aprendizaje técnico y adaptación del gobierno ruso. La combinación de sanciones occidentales y la salida de empresas tecnológicas tras la invasión a Ucrania ha facilitado este proceso.
Aunque Rusia aún no ha alcanzado el nivel de aislamiento digital de China, se acerca cada vez más. Las interrupciones puntuales de servicios como WhatsApp y Telegram durante el último julio podrían ser ensayos para bloqueos futuros.
El abogado y activista Sarkis Darbinyan advierte que el único modo de imponer aplicaciones como MAX será “cerrar y sofocar” toda alternativa extranjera. Sin embargo, recuerda que los hábitos de uso de internet no se transforman fácilmente: “Estos hábitos se adquirieron durante décadas, cuando internet era rápido y libre”.
Desde el punto de vista técnico, Roskomnadzor —el ente regulador estatal— ha logrado avances en la vigilancia y censura del tráfico digital, refinando métodos de inspección y estrangulamiento selectivo del contenido.
Expertos y organizaciones de derechos humanos califican el avance del Kremlin como una “muerte por mil cortes”. En lugar de un apagón abrupto, la estrategia de Moscú apunta a un control paulatino, multifacético y profundo. En ese camino, Rusia está construyendo una red paralela, cerrada al escrutinio externo, y sometida al poder estatal.
El resultado es un ecosistema digital en retroceso, donde el acceso a información libre se reduce progresivamente y donde las consecuencias por buscar, leer o compartir ciertos contenidos pueden ser graves. Un internet cada vez menos global y más ruso.
(Con información de AP)
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6 criminal aliens nabbed in Houston ICE raids boast startling number of convictions

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A group of six criminal illegal aliens have been arrested by ICE in Houston after having collectively illegally entered the country a staggering 42 times.
The six criminal aliens were finally arrested by ICE in the final days of July after two decades’ worth of illegal reentries and after racking up an equally astounding 48 criminal convictions, according to a statement released on Tuesday.
Criminal convictions among the group include cocaine trafficking, grand theft auto, assault, domestic violence and multiple DWIs. One of the illegals is a documented member of a cartel-connected gang.
According to ICE, one illegal, Oscar Moran Valle, a 43-year-old Mexican national and documented Paisas gang member, illegally entered the U.S. 12 times. He has been convicted of 11 criminal offenses, including three convictions for illegal entry, two for DWI, and one each for drug possession, larceny, giving a false ID to law enforcement, illegal reentry and driving without a license. He was arrested by ICE on July 29.
ICE LODGES DETAINER AGAINST ILLEGAL MIGRANT CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING, SEXUALLY ASSAULTING NEIGHBOR IN TEXAS
Left to right (top): Alex Salomon Reyes-Chavez, Thanh Van Nguyen, Oscar Moran Valle. Left to right (bottom): Marvin Javier Marquez Celaya, Jose Angel Munoz Saucedo and Angel Bonilla Barahona. (ICE; iStock)
Another, Alex Salomon Reyes-Chavez, a 46-year-old from Honduras, illegally entered the U.S. five times. Reyes-Chavez has been convicted of seven criminal offenses, including two convictions for burglary and heroin possession, as well as convictions for grand theft auto and cocaine trafficking. He was arrested by ICE on July 30.
Another Honduran national, Angel Bonilla Barahona, 38, was arrested by ICE after illegally entering the U.S. seven times and being convicted of seven criminal offenses, including three convictions for assault as well as convictions for resisting arrest, criminal mischief and flight to avoid arrest.
Marvin Javier Marquez Celaya, a 38-year-old criminal alien from Honduras, arrested by ICE July 30. He illegally entered the U.S. five times and has been convicted of eight criminal offenses, including three convictions for burglary, two for cocaine possession, and one each for larceny, domestic violence and illegal reentry.
Thanh Van Nguyen, a 53-year-old from Vietnam, illegally entered the U.S. and has criminal convictions for burglary, larceny, assault and obstructing police and damaging private property.
DHS SCOOPS UP TRANS ILLEGAL ALIEN CHARGED WITH HEINOUS CRIME ON CHILD IN SANCTUARY CITY: ‘WORST OF THE WORST’

ICE made 422 arrests earlier this year in an operation in Houston spanning just one week. (Fox News)
The last of the six, Jose Angel Munoz Saucedo, a 40-year-old from Mexico, illegally entered the U.S. 12 times and has been convicted of eight criminal offenses, including four convictions for DWI, two for illegal entry, and one for fleeing from a police officer.
ICE said the six were arrested by multiagency targeting teams established under the Trump administration to target the «worst of the worst» criminal illegal aliens for removal.
Commenting on the arrests, Gabriel Martinez, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston acting field office director, thanked the administration for making immigration enforcement a priority so that such criminal illegals «will no longer be able to prey on innocent Americans.»
VENEZUELAN SUSPECT ‘SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN IN THE UNITED STATES,’ POLICE CHIEF SAYS AFTER DEADLY SHOOTING

Commenting on the arrests, Gabriel Martinez, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston acting field office director, thanked the Trump administration for making immigration enforcement a priority so that such criminal illegals «will no longer be able to prey on innocent Americans.» (Trump-Vance Transition Team; ICE)
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«For the past 20 years, these six violent criminal aliens have brazenly violated our nation’s immigration and criminal laws, wreaking havoc in our local communities and leaving countless victims in their wake,» said Martinez. «Thanks to the current administration’s focus on securing the border and making immigration enforcement a priority, they have been removed from the local community.»
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