GarCo jail may house illegals

By GARY HARMON The Daily Sentinel

Friday, September 07, 2007

The federal agency that had decided it no longer would use the Garfield County Jail to detain suspected illegal immigrants appears to be reconsidering that decision.

State Rep. Steve King, R-Grand Junction, said meanwhile that it appeared the federal agency was “impeding Colorado’s ability to enforce state and federal immigration laws.â€