Seth Klamann
@sethklamann.bsky.social
Politics and immigration, Denver Post. KC born, Mizzou made. Admirer of public records and Lionel Messi. Joy cometh with the morning.
Yell at me: sklamann@denverpost.com.
Yell at me: sklamann@denverpost.com.
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Per Fox News’ Bill Melugin, the head of Denver’s ICE field office has been removed and will likely be replaced with a Border Patrol official, as part of broader DHS reshuffle intended to further escalate arrests:
October 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Per Fox News’ Bill Melugin, the head of Denver’s ICE field office has been removed and will likely be replaced with a Border Patrol official, as part of broader DHS reshuffle intended to further escalate arrests:
God, some sections of our industry’s upper tiers are just inexplicably stupid and empty.
September 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
God, some sections of our industry’s upper tiers are just inexplicably stupid and empty.
Elsewhere: GOP state Rep. Anthony Hartsook, of Parker, is in Israel this week, for a conference of 250 state legislators as part of a broader campaign intended “to help spread the Israeli narrative in international media,” per the Times of Israel.
September 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Elsewhere: GOP state Rep. Anthony Hartsook, of Parker, is in Israel this week, for a conference of 250 state legislators as part of a broader campaign intended “to help spread the Israeli narrative in international media,” per the Times of Israel.
Polis asked about troop deployments to individual states. Unless I missed an answer, this is the closest he gets to talking about immigration.
September 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Polis asked about troop deployments to individual states. Unless I missed an answer, this is the closest he gets to talking about immigration.
Polis really stretching things here. Polis’ office backed this bridge project from the jump, knew how much it cost, defended it to legislators and then bailed when the polling was abysmal and Kyle Clark hammered it. This is him saying he’ll work tirelessly to stop *himself* from building a bridge.
September 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Polis really stretching things here. Polis’ office backed this bridge project from the jump, knew how much it cost, defended it to legislators and then bailed when the polling was abysmal and Kyle Clark hammered it. This is him saying he’ll work tirelessly to stop *himself* from building a bridge.
Here’s the “nuanced,” non-endorsement post that Polis put out - without media prompting - last year:
September 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Here’s the “nuanced,” non-endorsement post that Polis put out - without media prompting - last year:
Mariam Dagga, one of the journalists assassinated by Israel in a double-tap strike on a hospital today, wrote this story about malnourished children in Gaza last week: apnews.com/article/pale...
August 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Mariam Dagga, one of the journalists assassinated by Israel in a double-tap strike on a hospital today, wrote this story about malnourished children in Gaza last week: apnews.com/article/pale...
Proud to be a member of the NewsGuild. newsguild.org/the-newsguil...
August 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Proud to be a member of the NewsGuild. newsguild.org/the-newsguil...
Truly an insane headline. Not only does the data show that *65%* of arrestees have no criminal convictions, but more than half of those with a conviction were convicted for immigration, traffic or nonviolent crimes, per Cato. Of ~57,000 people now detained by ICE, 29% have a criminal conviction.
August 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Truly an insane headline. Not only does the data show that *65%* of arrestees have no criminal convictions, but more than half of those with a conviction were convicted for immigration, traffic or nonviolent crimes, per Cato. Of ~57,000 people now detained by ICE, 29% have a criminal conviction.
U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, who voted to cut Medicaid by a trillion dollars over the next decade, out today with a resolution celebrating the program’s 60th birthday.
July 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, who voted to cut Medicaid by a trillion dollars over the next decade, out today with a resolution celebrating the program’s 60th birthday.
Colorado’s U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, along with U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, all out w/ statements about Gaza’s starvation. Bennet and Hick both signed on to a letter with most of their D colleagues calling for ceasefire, hostage return and permanent end to the conflict:
July 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Colorado’s U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, along with U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, all out w/ statements about Gaza’s starvation. Bennet and Hick both signed on to a letter with most of their D colleagues calling for ceasefire, hostage return and permanent end to the conflict:
Hakeem Jeffries’ statement on Israel’s mass starvation of Gaza mentions Israel twice, in references to the hostages and in a call for IsraelI security.
July 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hakeem Jeffries’ statement on Israel’s mass starvation of Gaza mentions Israel twice, in references to the hostages and in a call for IsraelI security.
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who’d previously signaled she wouldn’t vote on the rule tonight, is a yes, per WSJ reporter below.
July 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who’d previously signaled she wouldn’t vote on the rule tonight, is a yes, per WSJ reporter below.
This is, truly, a breathtaking thing for an opposition-party senator to say about a bill that will determine the health care and food access for millions of Americans.
June 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is, truly, a breathtaking thing for an opposition-party senator to say about a bill that will determine the health care and food access for millions of Americans.
Crow out with a stronger statement this morning:
June 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Crow out with a stronger statement this morning:
I reached out to Colorado’s 10 U.S. House reps and its two U.S. Senators, asking if they supported using U.S military assets, from airstrikes to troop deployments, in Iran. With the exception of U.S. Rep. Jason Crow’s office pointing me to the below tweet, none of the offices responded.
June 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I reached out to Colorado’s 10 U.S. House reps and its two U.S. Senators, asking if they supported using U.S military assets, from airstrikes to troop deployments, in Iran. With the exception of U.S. Rep. Jason Crow’s office pointing me to the below tweet, none of the offices responded.
Hickenlooper out with a statement, too, repeating Bennet’s comment about Israel’s “undeniable right to defend itself” amid Iran’s retaliatory strike.
June 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hickenlooper out with a statement, too, repeating Bennet’s comment about Israel’s “undeniable right to defend itself” amid Iran’s retaliatory strike.
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet out now with a similarly supportive statement that criticizes Trump and defends Israel:
June 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet out now with a similarly supportive statement that criticizes Trump and defends Israel:
Evans’ statement below.
June 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Evans’ statement below.
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen joins with three of Colorado’s Republican congressmen in backing Israel’s assassinations yesterday of Iranian military leaders and nuclear scientists. U.S. Rep. Jason Crow criticizes it as a potential “dangerous escalation.”
June 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen joins with three of Colorado’s Republican congressmen in backing Israel’s assassinations yesterday of Iranian military leaders and nuclear scientists. U.S. Rep. Jason Crow criticizes it as a potential “dangerous escalation.”
The best part about working from home post-session is my dog follows me around, snoots her tennis ball at me and then stares at me until I throw it back to her.
May 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The best part about working from home post-session is my dog follows me around, snoots her tennis ball at me and then stares at me until I throw it back to her.
New: Colorado AFL-CIO says Gov. Polis today plans to veto SB-5, the pro-labor bill backed by every Democratic legislator. No on-record confirmation yet, but had heard rumblings it would be today.
May 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
New: Colorado AFL-CIO says Gov. Polis today plans to veto SB-5, the pro-labor bill backed by every Democratic legislator. No on-record confirmation yet, but had heard rumblings it would be today.
New: Colorado’s House Dems sent Gov. Polis a letter urging him to sign HB-1004, which would ban rent-setting algorithms in Colorado. Polis has done some weird waffling on the bill, and supporters expect a veto. When asked, his staff keeps saying “he likes math,” which … isn’t helpful.
May 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
New: Colorado’s House Dems sent Gov. Polis a letter urging him to sign HB-1004, which would ban rent-setting algorithms in Colorado. Polis has done some weird waffling on the bill, and supporters expect a veto. When asked, his staff keeps saying “he likes math,” which … isn’t helpful.