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Undocumented immigrants ask for temporary halt of Alien Enemies Act in Colorado

Attorneys for two groups filed a request in federal court on Monday for a temporary restraining order on the Alien Enemies Act.

DENVER (KDVR) — Attorneys for two groups filed a request in federal court on Monday for a temporary restraining order on the Alien Enemies Act.

The organizations told FOX31 it is trying to prevent undocumented immigrants wrongfully accused of crimes from being illegally deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Nearly a dozen undocumented immigrants from Colorado have been sent to CECOT in El Salvador, according to the Rocky Mountain Immigration Action Network.