Round-Up: ICE officials arrest 92 in CO; Sen. Udall wants national monument, wilderness designations along Ark. River

By On April 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Andrea Chalfin, AP, Crime, Forest Plans, Immigration, Kate Dunn, KRCC News, Legal, Round-Up, Student Reporter

Federal officials say they arrested 92 immigrants in Colorado who were convicted of serious crimes, immigration violations, or were immigration fugitives…and, Colorado Senator Mark Udall wants to create a national monument and wilderness area along the Arkansas River between Salida and Buena Vista.

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To provide input on the proposal for national monument and wilderness area designations, visit Senator Udall’s website.

 
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