Gabe Evans Supported Immigration Policies That Would Have Resulted In His Grandfather’s Deportation

Immigration Documents Indicated Evans’ Grandfather Was Arrested For Attempted Burglary At 16

Immigration Documents Indicated Evans’ Grandfather Was Arrested For Attempted Burglary At 16. “The document, known as an alien registration form, or an AR-2, was prepared shortly after Cuauhtemoc, then 16 years old, was arrested for an ‘immigration violation’ in El Paso and ‘made the subject of deportation proceedings.’ At least two of Cuauhtemoc’s sisters were arrested by immigration agents on the same day, according to the nearly identical documents prepared for them. All three reported crossing the Santa Fe St. Bridge into El Paso on Dec. 9, 1929. Under a field for listing their reason for traveling to the U.S., the same typewritten words appear on all three documents: ‘to live, illegal entry.’ Cuauhtemoc’s AR-2 form also lists a prior, undated arrest for ‘attempted burglary,’ placing the 16-year-old in a category of immigrants that Evans has said without exception should be deported. Evans was a vocal supporter of the Laken Riley Act, which was passed by Republican congressional majorities in January and requires federal immigration agents to prioritize the detention of any undocumented immigrant arrested for a ‘burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting offense.’” [Colorado Newsline, 7/22/25]

Evans Said He “Strongly” Supported “Immediate Deportation For Criminals Or Freeloaders”

Evans’ Op-Ed: “I Strongly Support […] Strong Immigration Policies, Including Immediate Deportation For Criminals Or Freeloaders.” “As a Coloradan, former Denver-area cop, grandson of an immigrant family and the next congressman for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, I strongly support a secure border and strong immigration policies, including immediate deportation for criminals or freeloaders.” [Colorado Sun, Gabe Evans Op-Ed, 12/12/24]

Evans Said, “We Have To Aggressively Target Those Individuals Who Are Illegally In Our Communities, Committing Crimes, And Those Are The Folks That We Have To Deport”

Evans: “We Have To Aggressively Target Those Individuals Who Are Illegally In Our Communities, Committing Crimes, And Those Are The Folks That We Have To Deport.” “Such a case-by-case approach would be a shift from Evans’ long history of support for ‘immediate deportation for criminals.’ In recent months, as the share of people in ICE detention without criminal convictions has risen sharply, he has repeatedly defended the detention of anyone ‘arrested and charged with a crime.’ ‘We have to aggressively target those individuals who are illegally in our communities, committing crimes, and those are the folks that we have to deport,’ he said in an October 2024 debate. ‘I’ve never wavered from that.’” [Colorado Newsline, 7/31/25]

Evans Supported The Laken Riley Act, Which Allowed For The Detention Of Undocumented Immigrants Arrested For A Burglary, Theft, Larceny, Or Shoplifting Offense

Colorado Newsline: Evans Was A “Vocal Supporter” Of The Laken Riley Act, Which Required Immigration Agents To Prioritize The Detention Of Any Undocumented Immigrant Arrested For A Burglary, Theft, Larceny, Or Shoplifting Offense. “Cuauhtemoc’s AR-2 form also lists a prior, undated arrest for ‘attempted burglary,’ placing the 16-year-old in a category of immigrants that Evans has said without exception should be deported. Evans was a vocal supporter of the Laken Riley Act, which was passed by Republican congressional majorities in January and requires federal immigration agents to prioritize the detention of any undocumented immigrant arrested for a ‘burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting offense.’” [Colorado Newsline, 7/22/25]