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April 7, 2025: Asylum seekers detained for deportation, need for dyslexia testing, weekend protests, Colorado musician’s uplifting song

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Amadou (right) and Abou Diop leave the Aurora ICE Processing Center
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Amadou (right) and Abou Diop leave the Aurora ICE Processing Center after visiting a relative, who’s been held there since he was picked up in a recent federal immigration raid. Feb. 28, 2025, the first night of Ramadan.

Thousands of people protested against the Trump administration Saturday. Then, immigrants escaping slavery who were detained by ICE in Colorado. Plus, how parents and teens are trying to make sure Colorado kids get screened early for dyslexia. And a musician from Pueblo shares the song he made to motivate himself – and you – when you need it most. 

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Jo Erickson, Mateo Schimpf, and Stephanie Wolf. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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