Colorado Democrats Deliver ‘Poke in the Eye’ to Trump by Passing Another Sanctuary Bill
Colorado became a symbol of immigrant-sanctuary laws run amok last year after Tren de Aragua gang members set up shop at an Aurora apartment complex, but that didn’t stop the Democratic state legislature from doubling down.
Headed to Democratic Gov. Jared Polis’ desk is Senate Bill 276, a measure that expands benefits for illegal immigrants and reduces cooperation with federal immigration enforcement in defiance of President Trump’s April 28 executive order against sanctuary jurisdictions.
It turns out that pushing back the Trump administration was the point, according to the bill’s sponsors.
“Our bill safeguards the civil and constitutional rights of everyone in Colorado,” Democratic state Rep. Lorena Garcia said in a statement. “Between carrying out sweeping, untargeted deportations that have included American citizens and defying federal court orders, the Trump administration’s immigration overreach has struck fear in Colorado communities.”
Democrats named the bill “Protect Civil Rights Immigration Status,” but Rob Natelson, senior fellow at the Independence Institute in Denver, has another label: the “Venezuelan Gang Protection Act.” (Read more from “Colorado Democrats Deliver ‘Poke in the Eye’ to Trump by Passing Another Sanctuary Bill” HERE)
