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Colorado official sues Gov. Jared Polis, alleging he ordered state to turn over information to satisfy ICE subpoena
- Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced on Thursday his intention to comply with an April 24 ICE subpoena requesting information on sponsors of unaccompanied immigrant children.
- The subpoena seeks employment and personal data on 35 individuals and triggered conflict due to Colorado laws limiting disclosure of identifying information to ICE, leading to a lawsuit filed Thursday by state official Scott Moss.
- Moss, director of the labor standards division, alleges Polis directed state workers to violate sanctuary laws by providing personal data, while Polis defends compliance under laws he signed including Senate Bill 276 enacted on May 23.
- Governor Polis stated ICE aims to root out child trafficking and exploitation, with 75%-80% of unaccompanied children at the border being trafficking victims, and emphasized cooperation is legal under state law including for criminal investigations.
- The dispute underscores tensions between immigration enforcement and state protections for immigrants, as the lawsuit seeks to block cooperation to protect public employees and immigrant communities from penalties under recently expanded legislation.
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Lawsuit Alleges Jared Polis Collaborated with ICE to Share Residents’ Personal Data
A new lawsuit alleges Colorado Governor Jared Polis collaborated with the Trump administration after it issued a secret subpoena to force Colorado officials to turn over personal information on residents sponsoring unaccompanied migrant children. According to the lawsuit, Governor Polis directed his staff to comply with the order, even though he had signed a law explicitly prohibiting such cooperation.
La Voz de Summit, June 5, 2025
English transcript: Immigrant protections Gov. Jared Polis signed into law an expansion of Colorado’s immigrant protection policies. The measure was a priority for Democrats who have moved to insulate Colorado from Trump’s call to carry out the “largest deportation in the history of our country.” The law extends the ban on data sharing between state and federal officials unless provided with a valid warrant. It also prevents schools, hospitals a…
Lawsuit alleges Colorado governor ordered state employees to violate state law, share info with ICE
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – A top Colorado labor official is suing Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, accusing him of ordering state workers to violate Colorado law by handing over personal data about sponsors of undocumented children to federal immigration agents. Scott Moss, the director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s (CDLE) Division of Labor Standards and Statistics, filed the lawsuit in Denver District Court on Wednesday. Moss alleg…
Colorado official says Gov. Polis ordered him to violate state law and cooperate with ICE: lawsuit
DENVER (KDVR) -- A Colorado official alleges in a new lawsuit filed Wednesday that Gov. Jared Polis ordered him and others to comply with a subpoena from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, even though state law prohibits that. The lawsuit, filed in Denver District Court, alleges Polis went against his public stances opposing cooperation with immigration officials and state laws that he signed when he directed Scott Moss, director of the C…
Colorado Politics
Gov. Jared Polis defends Colorado's cooperation with ICE on unaccompanied minors information
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday said he intends to comply with a subpoena issued April 24 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that seeks information on unaccompanied minor children that could be tied to child trafficking.
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