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.

Colorado State Rep. Ryan Armagost works at the Colorado State Capitol on February 8, 2023, in Denver. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Republican Colorado lawmaker resigns hours after Democratic leadership announces plan to censure him

August 22, 2025 at 1:51 p.m.

Rep. Ryan Armagost had come under fire for taking a photo of a Democratic legislator and sharing it in a private group chat, where she was mocked for her attire.

Colorado lawmakers and supporters gather for a news conference on the west steps of the state Capitol in Denver on Aug. 20, 2025. The group was supporting a bill on artificial intelligence regulations that aims to retain consumer protections ahead of the Colorado legislature's upcoming special session. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado lawmakers return to Capitol to fix budget as they tangle over Trump tax bill — and solutions

August 21, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

The bills Colorado lawmakers pass could determine the fate of certain state tax breaks and how much the state dips into its reserves -- as well as the need for...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks during an event outside the Boulder County Courthouse on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Matthew Jonas/Daily Camera)

Gov. Jared Polis, Denver officials defend immigration policies, rebuffing Trump administration demands

August 20, 2025 at 11:15 a.m.

In letters to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Gov. Jared Polis and Denver's city attorney defended policies that restricted government employees from assisting with civil immigration enforcement, defying Trump administration...

The State Capitol is framed by buildings along Sherman Street Friday, June 27, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado鈥檚 AI regulations split lawmakers as they pitch reforms for special session: ‘It抖阴ap a mess’

August 20, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

While Democratic lawmakers in the majority are largely aligned on how to close the budget gap, there's significantly less agreement on how to answer Gov. Jared Polis' call to amend...

A small anti-Palantir protest marched through downtown Denver on July 14, 2025. Protesters started at the Colorado State Capitol building and ended at Palantir headquarters on 17th Street. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Palantir is Colorado鈥檚 highest-valued company — and at center of controversy — five years after move to Denver

February 17, 2026 at 11:41 a.m.

Denver-based Palantir has worked with ICE and U.S. and Israeli militaries. "This is why they've also come under scrutiny and controversy -- because of what kind of data the government...

The closed Hudson Correctional Facility in Hudson, Colorado, photographed via drone on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

ICE plans to open as many as three new detention centers in rural Colorado, report says

August 15, 2025 at 4:57 p.m.

Federal immigration officials intend to triple Colorado's immigrant detention capacity by opening as many as three new facilities, according to planning documents obtained by the Washington Post.

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)

Social media companies sue Colorado over new law aimed at kids

August 14, 2025 at 5:27 p.m.

A coalition of tech companies sued the state Thursday, asking a federal judge to strike down a law requiring them to warn young users about the impacts of using their...

A woman walks into the Aurora ICE Processing Center in Aurora, Colorado, on Jan. 21, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

ICE tells Colorado lawmakers it plans to open new detention facility near metro Denver

August 12, 2025 at 4:10 p.m.

In a proposal sent to ICE, a Chicago-based real estate investment trust offered the closed private prison it owns in Hudson as a potential new detention center, according to records...

U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, left, leaves the GEO Group-operated ICE detention center in Aurora after conducting an oversight visit with other members of Colorado鈥檚 Democratic House delegation on Aug. 11, 2025. He was joined by U.S. Reps. Brittany Pettersen, Diana DeGette and Joe Neguse. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado congressional Democrats visit Aurora ICE facility, meet with detained activist Jeanette Vizguerra

August 11, 2025 at 5:34 p.m.

"I've been in a lot of correctional facilities in my life, and if you have to give seven days' notice, they clean up pretty good," U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette said.

An unidentified immigrant is detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents inside the Federal Plaza courthouse in New York following his legal proceedings on June 27, 2025. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)

Colorado prisons limit ICE cooperation more after arrests of two inmates in large immigration operation

August 11, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Colorado's top prison official directed staff to stop proactively responding to detainer requests from federal immigration officials this month after two men were recently arrested as they were being released.

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