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.

Two-year-old Alessandra Caffa holds her toy bunny while watching her father Juan Pablo Caffa vote for the first time after recently becoming an American citizen, at a voting center in the McNichols Civic Center Building in downtown Denver on Nov. 4, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado’s top election official wants to know what Trump administration is doing with voter roll data

November 18, 2025 at 4:06 p.m.

Months after federal officials demanded voter data, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and several peers are trying to determine what exactly the Trump administration is doing.

Douglas County teacher arrested by ICE leaves country with family

November 18, 2025 at 9:31 a.m.

A Douglas County teacher who was arrested by immigration authorities last month has since left the United States and returned to Peru, her former school said.

Missing Wheat Ridge 14-year-old found safe

November 24, 2025 at 2:16 p.m.

A 14-year-old girl last seen in late October was found safe Monday night.

A protester operates a large puppet of the Statue of Liberty in handcuffs with its eyes covered during a rally in support of immigrant rights organized by the Interfaith Immigration Network and Immigrant Partnership Teams Colorado on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver on Oct. 16, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Affordability tops concerns for Colorado Latinos, but criticism mounts for immigration crackdown

November 17, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

"In every aspect of life, Latinos have attenuated their normal behavior and avoided critical locations, like work and school, in order to stay clear of the (enforcement) surge," a pollster...

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)

Trump officials seek to transfer Tina Peters from Colorado prison to federal custody

November 14, 2025 at 5:26 p.m.

The request comes after President Trump has repeatedly called for Peters, a prominent supporter of his false stolen election conspiracies from 2020, to be released from her nine-year sentence.

Grace Wright, left, the communications director for U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, takes a short video of Crow, second from left, with U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette, Brittany Pettersen, and Joe Neguse, after the group conducted an oversight visit of the GEO Group-operated immigration detention facility in Aurora, Colorado, on Aug. 11, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado case heads to U.S. Supreme Court to consider question in lawsuit against Aurora detention center

November 10, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

"This case has been going on since 2014, and we ... are deeply frustrated by Geo's efforts to continue delaying this litigation. All we want is the opportunity to have...

In this photo illustration, a teenager uses her mobile phone to access social media on Jan. 31, 2024, in New York City. Technology executives appeared at a U.S. Senate hearing to address accusations that their companies are endangering children's lives by not adequately policing predators and others who seek to harm and exploit young social media users. (Photo illustration by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Federal judge blocks new Colorado law requiring social media warning labels for kids

November 7, 2025 at 11:18 a.m.

A federal judge in Denver has blocked a new state law that's intended to warn young users about the dangers of too much time on social media.

Sen. Lindsey Daugherty speaks during a news conference at the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Gov. Jared Polis signed both SB25-129 and SB25-183, two abortion-related bills, into law. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Colorado lawmakers face ethics complaints over Vail retreat — and how it was paid for

November 5, 2025 at 2:45 p.m.

The complaints allege that the legislators violated a state constitutional prohibition on accepting gifts of more than $75 when the caucus's leader sought a $25,000 donation to cover hotel rooms.

Mayor Mike Johnston speaks during a watch party for Ballot Issues 2A-2E, the city's $950 million bond package, at Apres Govnr鈥檚 Park in Denver on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Five takeaways from Colorado’s election as voters deliver big Denver bond victory, boost Aurora progressives

November 11, 2025 at 12:07 p.m.

From backing a major bond package to embracing a flavored tobacco ban, Denver voters made a series of definitive statements about their priorities and assessments of local leadership Tuesday night.

Seventh-graders at Jefferson Junior/Senior High School pick up their lunches at the school鈥檚 cafeteria in Edgewater, Colorado, on Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado voters give vital boost to school meals program, approving Props. LL and MM

November 4, 2025 at 10:28 p.m.

Two ballot measures that would bolster Colorado's universal school meals program jumped to early leads shortly after polls closed statewide Tuesday night.

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Douglas County teacher arrested by ICE leaves country with family

Missing Wheat Ridge 14-year-old found safe

Affordability tops concerns for Colorado Latinos, but criticism mounts for immigration crackdown

Trump officials seek to transfer Tina Peters from Colorado prison to federal custody

Colorado case heads to U.S. Supreme Court to consider question in lawsuit against Aurora detention center

Colorado lawmakers face ethics complaints over Vail retreat — and how it was paid for

Five takeaways from Colorado’s election as voters deliver big Denver bond victory, boost Aurora progressives

Colorado voters give vital boost to school meals program, approving Props. LL and MM