Colorado legislature passes bill to allow lawsuits against ICE agents, other immigration officers

Bill allowing Coloradans to sue ICE agents heads to Polis’ desk

Colorado lawmakers pass a bill that would allow lawsuits in state court over alleged constitutional violations by federal immigration agents.

Colorado lawmakers send bill allowing civil suits against immigration authorities to governor’s desk

Demonstrators gathered at La Alma-Lincoln Park in Denver in January as part of a general strike across the country to protest against U.S. Immigration and Enforcement operations. (Photo by Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline)Coloradans would be able to sue federal officials over improper immigration enforcement under a bill that cleared the Legislature on Thursday. Senate Bill 26-5 was one of the first bills introduced this year by Democrats at the Ca…

Colorado legislature passes bill to allow lawsuits against ICE agents, other immigration officers

The bill would let Colorado residents sue federal immigration authorities for civil rights violations.