He United States Department of Justice He sued Colorado already Denver on Friday for allegedly interfering with federal efforts to enforce immigration laws, the most recent attempt by the government of President Donald Trump to apply energetic measures against what some call cities and sanctuary policies.
The Demand states that the state and its most populous city, denverThey have approved “sanctuary laws” that violate the supremacy clause of the country’s constitution.
“The United States has a well -established, preeminent and preventive authority to regulate immigration issues,” according to the claim, which was presented in a federal court in Denver.
What is a sanctuary city?
There is no strict definition for sanctuary policies or sanctuary cities, but in general the terms describe a limited local cooperation with the immigration and customs control service (ICE).
ICE enforces federal immigration laws nationwide, but tries to obtain state and local help, especially for large -scale deportations, and requests that the police notify you about people you want to deport and stop them until federal agents take care of them.
He Department of Justice has filed similar demands against Chicago and Rochester, New York.
Why did the US government demand and Colorado?
Department’s lawyers argue that the “Sanctuary Policies” of Colorado allowed the Venezuelan gang of Aragua to take control of an Apartment complex in Aurora, a suburb of Denver.
Local officials have said that Trump’s claims that the gang had taken large areas of the city are exaggerated, but recognized that the apartment complex was prey to intimidation, even by people linked to the Aragua train.
The list of defendants is as follows: Democratic governor Jared Polis, the State Congress, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston; and the state attorney general of Colorado, Phil Weiser.
Conor Cahill, Polis spokesman, indicated in an email that Colorado is not a sanctuary and that works regularly with local, state and federal police agencies.
“If the courts say that a Colorado law is invalid, then we will comply with the ruling,” he said. “We are not going to comment on the merits of demand.”
Republicans in Congress They have pressed officials in cities governed by Democrats in order to cooperate with the Trump government agenda to control immigration.
Legislators summoned the Mayors of Denver, Boston, New York and Chicago to testify last month before the Commission for the Supervision and Reform of the Government of the House of Representatives.
The mayors defended themselves, saying that their communities are welcoming places, not anarchic areas of danger, and asked the Congress to approve a migratory reform.
