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Local officials have called the report a political stunt.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-10T17:45:30.215Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-10T04:46:58.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T18:15:20.862Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":60,"hype":60,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to a named body (House GOP report) and specific examples provided.","critic":"The report is presented as fact, with limited independent verification or counterpoint.","hype":"Headline uses loaded language like 'ignored' and 'child abuse, assault arrests'."}},"tags":["#Politics","#Immigration","#USPolitics","#SanctuaryCities","#GOPReport"],"entities":["Jim Jordan","House Judiciary Committee","Denver","Boulder","Michael Dougherty","Fernando Barrios-Ramirez","Juan Andres Holguin-Mendez"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["A House Judiciary Committee report claims Denver and Boulder prosecutors ignored ICE detainers for migrants arrested on charges including child abuse and assault.","The report names individuals such as Fernando Barrios-Ramirez, arrested for sexual assault on a child, and Juan Andres Holguin-Mendez, with a history including child cruelty.","Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty called the report a 'political stunt' and stated his responsibility is to 'do justice'.","The report alleges that Boulder County prosecutors weigh immigration status when deciding how to proceed with alleged crimes."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A report from the House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, accuses Denver and Boulder prosecutors of helping migrants evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers. The report, released on Friday, claims these officials shielded individuals arrested on charges including child abuse and assault from federal authorities."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The report names Fernando Barrios-Ramirez, arrested for sexual assault on a child, and Juan Andres Holguin-Mendez, whose history includes child cruelty, as examples of individuals whose ICE detainers were allegedly ignored. It also claims Denver officials provided insufficient notice to ICE, sometimes only one to two hours, for suspected illegal immigrant criminals. The report alleges that Boulder County prosecutors weigh immigration status when deciding how to proceed with alleged crimes."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Boulder DA Michael Dougherty called the report a 'political stunt' and stated his responsibility is to 'do justice'. The report also accuses Denver and Boulder of encouraging suspected illegal immigrants to not cooperate with ICE unless a judicial warrant is presented."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on prosecutorial discretion"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The House Judiciary Committee report claims Boulder County prosecutors weigh immigration status when deciding how to proceed with an alleged crime, and that District Attorney Dougherty prohibits information sharing with ICE. The report states Dougherty emailed Boulder defense attorneys before January 2025 to remind them of his office’s 'pro-illegal alien policies,' including consideration of collateral immigration consequences. Dougherty, however, called the report a 'political stunt' and stated his responsibility is to 'do justice, enhance public safety, and fight for victims.' His office also accused committee Republicans of 'intentionally' misrepresenting one individual’s case."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports printed below mention the report's claim that Denver officials provided insufficient notice to ICE, sometimes only one to two hours, for suspected illegal immigrant criminals. 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