US EditionColorado official sues Gov. Jared Polis, alleging he ordered state to turn over information to satisfy ICE subpoena
- Colorado Gov. Jared Polis decided in late April 2025 to comply with an ICE subpoena seeking personal information on sponsors of unaccompanied immigrant minors.
- Polis's decision followed state laws he signed limiting cooperation with immigration authorities, but the subpoena was administrative and not court-issued, creating legal tension.
- Scott Moss, a senior Colorado labor official, filed a lawsuit accusing Polis of ordering illegal disclosure of protected personal data and seeking a court injunction to block compliance.
- The subpoena targets 35 individuals tied to unaccompanied alien children to investigate exploitation and child trafficking, with state law penalties for illegal data disclosure reaching $50,000 per violation.
- The case raises complex issues of immigrant protection laws versus federal child-safety investigations, with Polis’s office asserting cooperation aligns with law and courts expected to decide.
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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
Denver GazetteGov. 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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