Lone Tree judge threatens to call ICE on defendant in their courtroom

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers huddle for a briefing before a national operation by ICE targeting sex crime-based offenders in Denver on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By Sam Tabachnik | stabachnik@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: October 26, 2024 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: October 26, 2024 at 6:03 AM MDT

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On July 18, Judge Lou Gresh was advising an individual accused of shoplifting when he said that "we report all illegal immigrants to ICE for deportation, as shoplifting is a deportable offense under federal law."

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