COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Colorado Springs now has its own Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.
The ICE office, which opened Monday, is the agency’s ninth in Colorado. It also has offices in cities including Denver, Grand Junction, Brush and Pueblo.
U.S. Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn, whose district includes Colorado Springs, has been pushing for the new office for two years. He says it’s needed because Colorado Springs is the second largest city in ICE’s Denver-area jurisdiction. He also says he’s heard from law enforcement about an increase in illegal immigration in the city.
Lamborn says it took so long for Colorado Springs to get an office because of bureaucratic red tape.
The office will investigate crimes such as human smuggling and document fraud.
