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**Breaking News** Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit against Colorado and Denver over immigration laws
Very Good News!Department of Justice had challenged ‘sanctuary’ laws and ordinances enacted to restrict cooperation
(Denver Post---fully accessible here: https://archive.ph/wip/oNIqj
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the Trump administration’s attempt to overturn “sanctuary” laws enacted in Denver and across Colorado that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
In a 13-page opinion, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher ruled that federal authorities could not compel officials in Denver or at the state level “to implement federal regulatory programs.”
He fully dismissed the Department of Justice’s lawsuit, which was filed in May against the state, the city of Denver, Gov. Jared Polis, Attorney General Phil Weiser, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and other prominent officials.
The dismissal is a victory for Colorado’s top elected officials and for the immigration policies they’ve enacted and strengthened in recent years — which federal officials deride as so-called sanctuary laws that shield immigrants without legal status. Those laws generally prohibit state and local officials from cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents or allowing the use of state resources for civil immigration enforcement.
In a 13-page opinion, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher ruled that federal authorities could not compel officials in Denver or at the state level “to implement federal regulatory programs.”
He fully dismissed the Department of Justice’s lawsuit, which was filed in May against the state, the city of Denver, Gov. Jared Polis, Attorney General Phil Weiser, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and other prominent officials.
The dismissal is a victory for Colorado’s top elected officials and for the immigration policies they’ve enacted and strengthened in recent years — which federal officials deride as so-called sanctuary laws that shield immigrants without legal status. Those laws generally prohibit state and local officials from cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents or allowing the use of state resources for civil immigration enforcement.
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