Northglenn joins list Colorado cities that won’t enforce federal immigration laws

Article CAIRCO note: 
Sanctuary cities will lose federal funding under Trump's pro-law enforcement administration
Article publisher: 
Denver Post
Article date: 
30 November 2016
Article category: 
Colorado News
Medium
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Northglenn on Monday joined Aurora and Denver in declaring that its police force will not enforce federal immigration laws against those who haven’t “committed criminal acts.”

The policy statement came during a City Council meeting Monday night and was passed as a resolution unanimously...

This month, Colorado’s two largest police departments issued statements assuring residents they will not enforce federal immigration laws. The announcements from Denver and Aurora came a week after Donald Trump was elected president...

Nearly 25 percent of Northglenn’s 38,000 residents are Latino...

Boulder is in the midst of formulating a policy for consideration by its City Council early next month that would declare Boulder a sanctuary city, a term that refers to municipalities that shelter immigrants [illegal aliens] from regulations that could get them arrested or kicked out of the country...

It’s not clear whether Northglenn might lose federal funding as a result of its decision. Denver and Aurora this month wrestled with the prospect they could lose millions of dollars if Trump carries out a pledge to isolate so-called “sanctuary” cities that do not compel their police officers to enforce immigration laws...

 


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