DENVER (KDVR) — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Colorado and the city of Denver for laws and statutes the federal government says are "sanctuary laws."
The federal government alleges in its lawsuit, filed in Colorado District Court on Friday, that the laws are designed to "interfere with and discriminate against the Federal Government's enforcement of federal immigration law."
FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inboxThe lawsuit specifically mentions the troubled Aurora apartment complexes that went viral after a video showing armed men in a stairwell was publicized by FOX31's Vicente Arenas. The men in the video were later connected to Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang that's been publicized during recent immigration efforts under President Donald Trump.
The lawsuit alleges that federal law preempts state law. Colorado has a law that prevents local law enforcement from enforcing federal immigration law, among other things, and it has been decried by many law enforcement advocates and at least three members of U.S. Congress.
"But the Sanctuary Laws were enacted for the sole purpose of impeding the Federal Government’s ability to enforce immigration law and remove illegal aliens," the lawsuit alleges. "These sanctuary policies have 'tied the hands of law enforcement, emboldened dangerous criminals and left [Colorado’s] communities vulnerable.'"
The lawsuit specifically names Gov. Jared Polis, Attorney General Phil Weiser, Denver Sheriff Elias Diggins and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston. The mayor's office provided FOX31 with a statement, which said:
"Denver will not be bullied or blackmailed, least of all by an administration that has little regard for the law and even less for the truth. We follow all laws local, state, and federal and stand ready to defend our values."
Denver Mayor's OfficeThe laws, as previously reported by FOX31, include:
House Bill 19-1124, “Protect Colorado Residents From Federal Government Overreach,” according to the text, allows law enforcement to cooperate or assist federal immigration authorities in the execution of a federal warrant, but prohibits law enforcement from arresting or detaining individuals based solely on a civil immigration detainer The measure also stops probation officers from giving someone’s personal information to federal immigration authorities The measure also ensures that individuals who are to be interviewed via telephone or video by a federal immigration authority are informed of their rights House Bill 23-1100, “Restrict Government Involvement in Immigration Detention,” prevents state or local government agency employees from entering into intergovernmental agreements allowing for law enforcement to rent bed space to ICE The measure also terminated two such agreements in the stateThis is a developing story and will be updated as new information is obtained.
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