{"id":2469735,"date":"2025-08-01T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-deputies-punished-for-helping-ice-after-state-ag-sued-their-department\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T15:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:12:22","slug":"colorado-deputies-punished-for-helping-ice-after-state-ag-sued-their-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-deputies-punished-for-helping-ice-after-state-ag-sued-their-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Deputies Punished for Helping ICE After State AG Sued Their Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolorado-deputies-punished-for-helping-ice-after-state-ag-sued-their-department%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2469735&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two Colorado sheriff&#8217;s deputies from Mesa County are facing disciplinary action for sharing information about a foreign national with an expired visa with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), violating a new Colorado state law that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-allows-block-of-missouri-gun-law-to-remain-in-effect\/\" title=\"Missouri Gun ... Block Remains in Effect, Supreme Court Rules.\">prohibits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a><\/a> from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a lawsuit against Deputy Alexander Zwinck to prevent him from repeating such behavior but did not seek fines. Another deputy,Erik Olson,was also found to have shared immigration information during an inquiry. Both deputies were removed from a regional drug task force and received unpaid suspensions. The controversy arose after a 19-year-old woman, Caroline dias-Goncalves, was detained by immigration agents following a traffic stop and spent 15 days in detention before being released on bond. Mesa County Sheriff Todd Rowell expressed regret over the incident, punished supervisors involved, and apologized to Dias-Goncalves. Deputy Olson noted that sharing information with federal partners was previously considered routine and believed to be authorized by supervisors. The Attorney General emphasized that the new law is mandatory and affirmed his commitment to enforcing it.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Two Colorado sheriff&rsquo;s deputies are in trouble for their roles in helping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detain a foreign national with an expired visa.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has filed a lawsuit against Mesa County Deputy Alexander Zwinck, alleging that Zwinck violated a state law that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prohibits local police agencies<\/a> from sharing information with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-put-sanctuary-cities-states-notice-new-executive-order-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immigration<\/a> authorities, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/colorado-deputy-sued-immigration-sharing-information-e9dee6b6ade3069efc06b82fd15510c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The law allows violators to be fined, but Weiser&rsquo;s lawsuit did not pursue that punishment. Instead, the lawsuit sought to ban Zwinck from repeating the actions he was alleged to have done.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the investigation into whether members of a regional drug task were violating the state&rsquo;s law, it was determined that Mesa County Deputy Erik Olson also d immigration information with federal agents, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/colorado-deputies-violated-new-state-law-when-sharing-information-federal-immigration-agents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the investigation, Zwinck was slapped with three weeks of unpaid leave, and Olson was punished with two weeks of unpaid leave, Mesa County Sheriff Todd Rowell said in a statement. Both deputies were taken off the task force.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Weiser&rsquo;s lawsuit against Zwinck said that twice in June he d information about individuals with expired visas with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-ends-40-billion-wide-ranging-free-benefits-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homeland Security Investigations<\/a>, per the AP.<\/p>\n<p>Weiser said he was enforcing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/floridas-longstanding-battle-with-its-pro-gender-identity-judge\/\" title=\"Florida&#039;s ongoing fight against pro-gender identity judge.\">recently enacted state law<\/a> to ban collaboration between local law enforcement and immigration authorities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One of our goals in enforcing this law is to make clear that this law is not optional. This is a requirement, and it&rsquo;s one that we take seriously,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rowell said the incident that led to the state coming down on the department took place on June 5, when Caroline Dias-Goncalves, 19, was pulled over in a traffic stop.<\/p>\n<p>She was released after a warning but arrested by immigration agents shortly after. She spent 15 days in a detention facility before being freed on bond, according to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Rowell said two supervisors were punished: One was suspended for two days without pay, and another was given an official letter of reprimand. A third supervisor linked to the incident received counseling.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Mesa County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office should not have had any role in the chain of events leading to Miss Dias-Goncalves&rsquo; detention, and I regret that this occurred. I apologize to Miss Dias-Goncalves,&rdquo; Rowell said.<\/p>\n<p>Although the two deputies had received notice of the new law, Olson said that sharing information with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/homans-vague-6-word-response-smirk-suggests-start-locking-leaders-sanctuary-cities-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal partners<\/a> was &ldquo;standard practice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was routine for ICE to show up on the back end of a traffic stop to do their thing,&rdquo; Olson said. &ldquo;I truly thought what we were doing was condoned by our supervision and lawful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A representative of Weiser, Lawrence Pacheco, said the official learned of a &ldquo;blatant violation of state law&rdquo; and had to act.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The attorney general has a duty to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-has-suspended-soros-backed-da-evicted-from-office\/\" title=\"Gov. DeSantis Has Suspended Soros-Backed DA Evicted From Office\">enforce state laws<\/a> and protect Coloradans, and he&rsquo;ll continue to do so,&rdquo; Pacheco said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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