DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: Local Leaders Go To War With Colorado’s Sanctuary Law After Cop Who Helped ICE Resigns.

One of Colorado’s biggest counties is taking on the state’s “unconstitutional” sanctuary law after it was used to crack down on a sheriff’s deputy who helped federal immigration authorities.

The Board of Mesa County Commissioners is moving forward with its lawsuit against a Democrat-led sanctuary law that prohibits local law enforcement in Colorado from sharing personal information about a foreign national with federal immigration authorities, the Daily Caller News Foundation confirmed. The lawsuit was filed after state officials sued a Mesa County sheriff’s deputy for helping Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and effectively forced him out of the job.
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Colorado Democrats in May passed SB 25-276, a bill that prohibits sheriff’s offices and police departments from sharing foreign national’s identifying information with ICE for purposes of assisting in investigations or enforcement matters. Colorado Republicans — a minority in the state legislature — vehemently protested its passage, arguing it incentivizes illegal immigration and risks public safety.

The legislation was among many bills Democrat Gov. Jared Polis has signed and other executive actions he’s taken in recent years that restrict cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. The Department of Justice (DOJ) currently identifies the entire state of Colorado as a sanctuary jurisdiction.

Previously: Gov. Polis insists Colorado is not a sanctuary state.

Polis lies.