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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Colleen Slevin and Matthew Brown

Colorado deputies disciplined for helping federal immigration agents

US Immigration Colorado Deputy Sued - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Two Colorado deputies have been disciplined for violating state law by helping federal agents make immigration arrests, and their sheriff says officers from other agencies have done the same.

One of the deputies, Alexander Zwinck, was sued by Colorado's attorney general last week, after his cooperation with federal immigration agents on a drug task force was revealed following the June arrest of a college student from Brazil with an expired visa.

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