Seth Klamann

Immigration reporter

Seth Klamann

Seth Klamann covers politics, immigration and the state house for The Denver Post. A proud Kansas City native and University of Missouri grad, he previously worked for the Colorado Springs Gazette, the Casper Star-Tribune and the Omaha World-Herald. Outside of work, he enjoys watching soccer, going on road trips and eating fried food.

Gov. Jared Polis unveils his budget proposal for the 2026-27 fiscal year at the Governor's Residence at the Boettcher Mansion on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Pressure mounts on Gov. Jared Polis to deny Tina Peters prison transfer request: ‘The silence is deafening’

November 26, 2025 at 12:24 p.m.

"There was a lot of pressure coming from the (Trump) administration and from the right, and the governor was being silent on it," the clerks association director said. "And the...

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent stands ready in full tactical gear near the intersection of South Colorado Boulevard and East Mexico Avenue in Denver on Feb. 5, 2025. Members of ICE, along with the Department of Homeland Security, performed immigration raids around Denver and Aurora. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Federal judge orders ICE agents in Colorado to follow law, stop ‘pattern’ of illegal arrests

November 25, 2025 at 3:19 p.m.

The 66-page decision came three weeks after four immigrants testified that ICE agents had arrested them without warrants and without first checking to see whether they were likely to flee.

Sophia Gomelsky, front, and other supporters of Colorado's immigrant community gather in front of the Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center in Denver on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Elected officials and immigrant-rights advocates called for an attorney general investigation into state and local agencies' cooperation with ICE. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado nonprofits encrypt messages, lock doors to ward off federal threats. 鈥榃ill they come after you?鈥�

November 25, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

"There's a lot of fear," said Cathy Alderman of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. "The chaos they intend to inflict on us, it's very real."

Former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters looks on during the sentencing hearing for her election interference case at the Mesa County District Court Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Grand Junction, Colorado. (Larry Robinson/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP)

Colorado attorney general, Mesa County prosecutor urge Gov. Polis not to transfer Tina Peters

November 21, 2025 at 10:06 a.m.

The letter called the transfer request "a transparent attempt to bypass the president's inability to pardon Ms. Peters or commute her sentence."

State Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis addresses other senators in the Senate chambers at the Colorado State Capitol

Denver prosecutors add forgery charges to former lawmaker’s legal woes in fake letters case

November 19, 2025 at 5:23 p.m.

Denver prosecutors have charged a former state senator with three counts of forgery after she allegedly faked letters of support to a legislative committee that was investigating her.

Hector Salas carries bags of Monopoly money in front of a cardboard yacht as he and others rally during a protest against Greystar at the Denver Tech Center on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Colorado reaches settlement with landlord giant Greystar in price-fixing lawsuit

November 19, 2025 at 9:37 p.m.

The proposed settlement with Greystar was filed Tuesday and still needs final approval from the federal judge overseeing the case, which was initially filed last year.

The Colorado State Capitol building in Denver on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado ethics commission votes to investigate complaints against 17 state lawmakers

November 20, 2025 at 3:03 p.m.

Colorado's ethics commission voted unanimously Tuesday to advance 17 complaints against a group of state lawmakers, nearly all of whom attended a private Vail retreat funded in part by a...

A Denver health inspector pours bleach onto food belonging to Tacos Tacolorado, an unlicensed food vendor that the city alleges was failing to follow food safety rules at Evans Avenue and Colorado Boulevard on Nov. 15, 2025. (Screencap from a TikTok video posted by @noelia.d_m)

Denver officials defend decision to pour bleach on unlicensed taco vendor’s food

November 19, 2025 at 12:06 p.m.

The health department provided images from the inspection showing a thermometer in meat that read 54 degrees and a trash can filled with water, which the inspector said was the...

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office seized approximately 1.7 million fentanyl pills from a storage unit after its new owner reported finding them on Nov. 11. The Drug Enforcement Agency said an additional 12 kilograms of fentanyl powder, enough to make 6 million more pills, and 2.5 pounds of methamphetamine were in the unit. (Provided by Douglas County Sheriff's Office via X.com)

Storage unit bought at Colorado auction contained 1.7 million fentanyl pills, police say

November 18, 2025 at 10:14 a.m.

A Coloradan who purchased an abandoned Douglas County storage unit found that it contained 1.7 million counterfeit fentanyl pills, plus several pounds of meth and fentanyl powder, law enforcement officials...

The lights of an ambulance. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

60-year-old dies in apparent parachuting crash in Boulder County

November 25, 2025 at 3:20 p.m.

60-year-old Takashi Koyama was found dead from an apparent parachuting accident in a Boulder County field on Sunday.

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Pressure mounts on Gov. Jared Polis to deny Tina Peters prison transfer request: ‘The silence is deafening’

Federal judge orders ICE agents in Colorado to follow law, stop ‘pattern’ of illegal arrests

Colorado nonprofits encrypt messages, lock doors to ward off federal threats. 鈥榃ill they come after you?鈥�

Colorado attorney general, Mesa County prosecutor urge Gov. Polis not to transfer Tina Peters

Denver prosecutors add forgery charges to former lawmaker’s legal woes in fake letters case

Colorado reaches settlement with landlord giant Greystar in price-fixing lawsuit

Colorado ethics commission votes to investigate complaints against 17 state lawmakers

Storage unit bought at Colorado auction contained 1.7 million fentanyl pills, police say

60-year-old dies in apparent parachuting crash in Boulder County