Colorado immigrant advocacy group forced to stop legal services by Trump order
Jan 22, 2025·Location: Westminster, CO

The Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN), a Colorado nonprofit providing free legal services to immigrants, received a stop-work order on January 22, 2025, in connection with President Trump's executive order titled "Protecting the American People Against Invasion." The organization was forced to suspend its legal orientation, family group legal orientation, and immigration court help desk programs that provided pro-bono legal representation and educated immigrants on their rights and court procedures.
Sources
- Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocates Ordered to Stop Work by Trump Policy
westword.com·Jan 29, 2025·archived copy
- yaledailynews.com
- Immigration lawyers decry cutoff of legal help as Trump administration ramps up raids – VernonReporter
- Immigrant Support Networks Step Up as ICE Enforcement Rises and Fear Grips Communities | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
nonprofitquarterly.org·Apr 27, 2026·archived copy
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