Colorado State Patrol Clarifies Role in Durango Protest

Description: The Colorado State Patrol ensured safety at a Durango ICE protest, aiding de-escalation with no role in immigration enforcement.

Official Statement on Durango Crowd Control

(Colorado) - Earlier today, the Colorado State Patrol, at the request of local law enforcement, responded to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Durango to ensure public safety. The Patrol did not participate in any immigration enforcement action.

Demonstrators were reported to have blocked the facility's exit and bolted an access gate closed. The Patrol’s role was to aid in de-escalation and protection of all parties present, maintain the peace, and address any identified unlawful behavior. Members of the Colorado State Patrol did not use any weapons or chemical munitions.

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