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.

Former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters appeared to grab a fellow inmate by the neck and shove her during a brief scuffle in a state prison in Pueblo on Jan. 18, video obtained by The Denver Post shows. (Video still via Colorado Department of Corrections)

Tina Peters found not guilty of assault in prison scuffle, guilty on lesser violation

March 17, 2026 at 8:54 a.m.

While she was cleared of a Corrections Department assault violation, Peters was found guilty of "unauthorized absence," which effectively means she left her assigned area or was in a place...

An officer walks outside Evergreen High School before the school's homecoming football game in Evergreen, Colorado, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado House passes bill requiring social media companies to swiftly reply to search warrants

March 17, 2026 at 9:39 a.m.

"Weak requirements around delivering digital evidence make it nearly impossible for victims and their families to seek justice," Rep. Andy Boesenecker said in a statement.

Colorado gubernatorial candidate U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, right, answers a question as fellow candidate Attorney General Phil Weiser looks into the audience during a forum hosted by the Colorado Young Democrats on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 68 in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Gubernatorial hopefuls Bennet, Weiser pledge to back Colorado’s laws limiting ICE cooperation

March 15, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

The two Democratic candidates vying to be Colorado's next governor defended the state's laws limiting cooperation with federal immigration efforts during a Latino town hall Sunday.

House Chamber at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado lawmakers passed a housing bill. They鈥檙e weighing restrictions on ICE. Now here comes the budget.

March 15, 2026 at 9:03 a.m.

鈥淲e're on track, and we're going to utilize the time that we have,鈥� House Majority Leader Monica Duran said. 鈥淲hen we say 120 days, that's seven days a week 鈥�...

Alyssia De Marco, left, swipes her credit card at the Where The Buffalo Roam gift shop while store manager Brendan Prough, right, gets a bag for her purchases on the 16th Street Mall on Black Friday, November 27, 2020. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Colorado bill eliminating some credit card fees passes committee as lawmakers try idea again

March 13, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The bill "addresses a simple question of fairness: Should (businesses) be charged for swipe fees on money that was never theirs to begin with?" said Sen. Iman Jodeh, an Aurora...

U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, front, and anti-ICE protesters, community members and faith leaders rally against federal immigration enforcement practices in front of the Aurora detention center in Aurora, Colorado, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Federal judge criticizes ICE agents at Denver hearing for not knowing about earlier order limiting arrests

March 11, 2026 at 5:09 p.m.

"Those guys were not examples of what we hope ICE officers would know and do in the field," U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson told a lawyer for the聽...

A photo provided by a family to the immigrant-rights group Voces Unidas shows an ace of spades card that was one of several left in the vehicles of people detained by U.S. immigration authorities on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Eagle County, Colorado. (Courtesy Voces Unidas)

ICE agents who left ‘death cards’ in immigrants’ cars removed from field duty, senior official testifies

March 11, 2026 at 3:04 p.m.

Gregory Davies, the assistant field office director, testified in federal court that an investigation into the incident was still underway by ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility.

Gov. Jared Polis, who is in his final year in office, delivers his State of the State address in the House chamber of the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver on Thursday, January 15, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Gov. Jared Polis punts Tina Peters clemency decision until after appeals court weighs in, his office tells lawmakers

March 11, 2026 at 5:48 p.m.

"We urge you not to empower those who seek to undermine our elections and Republic by providing them with a figurehead to rally around," dozens of state lawmakers wrote in...

Pasha Ripley, second from left, reacts alongside her partner Eli Bazan, left, Tiara Kelly, second from right and Kathy Lees during a committee hearing for legislation proposing to protect sex workers at the Colorado State Capitol building on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Colorado lawmakers plan to abandon bill decriminalizing prostitution

March 9, 2026 at 5:06 p.m.

Colorado lawmakers are set to abandon their longshot bid to decriminalize sex work across the state at its first committee hearing this week.

Hundreds of workers, union activists, business owners and organization leaders gather in the Colorado State Capitol to support the 2026 Worker Protection Act in Denver on Jan. 8, 2026. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado House passes union-organizing bill as another veto threat looms

March 9, 2026 at 2:26 p.m.

The Colorado House passed pro-union legislation Monday that would make it easier for organized workers to negotiate with their employers -- a rerun of a vetoed bill that's again likely...

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Tina Peters found not guilty of assault in prison scuffle, guilty on lesser violation

Colorado House passes bill requiring social media companies to swiftly reply to search warrants

Gubernatorial hopefuls Bennet, Weiser pledge to back Colorado’s laws limiting ICE cooperation

Colorado lawmakers passed a housing bill. They鈥檙e weighing restrictions on ICE. Now here comes the budget.

Colorado bill eliminating some credit card fees passes committee as lawmakers try idea again

Federal judge criticizes ICE agents at Denver hearing for not knowing about earlier order limiting arrests

ICE agents who left ‘death cards’ in immigrants’ cars removed from field duty, senior official testifies

Colorado lawmakers plan to abandon bill decriminalizing prostitution

Colorado House passes union-organizing bill as another veto threat looms