US EditionColorado official sues Gov. Jared Polis, alleging he ordered state to turn over information to satisfy ICE subpoena
DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO, JUN 5 – Scott Moss alleges Gov. Polis ordered state employees to comply with an ICE subpoena despite state laws protecting immigrant data, risking penalties up to $50,000 per violation.
- Scott Moss, head of the labor standards and statistics section within Colorado’s Department of Labor and Employment, filed a lawsuit against Governor Jared Polis on June 26, 2025, in Denver, accusing him of unlawfully directing state employees to share information with ICE.
- The lawsuit followed Polis's reversal from initially refusing to comply with an April 24 ICE administrative subpoena requesting personal data on sponsors of unaccompanied immigrant minors.
- Polis signed Senate Bill 276 on May 23, 2025, expanding immigrant protections and prohibiting most sharing of personal identifying information with federal authorities except for criminal investigations.
- The subpoena identifies 35 sponsors and seeks employment, contact, and wage records to aid investigative activities locating and ensuring the welfare of unaccompanied alien children, with Polis stating such cooperation is legal under state law.
- The suit claims Polis’s directive violates state law protecting employees, exposing them to penalties up to $50,000 per violation, reflecting tension between Colorado's immigrant protections and federal immigration enforcement demands.
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Aspen Times
‘Breach of trust’: Colorado lawmakers blast Polis over effort to comply with ICE subpoena
Colorado lawmakers who’ve championed legislative efforts to expand immigrant protections say trust with Gov. Jared Polis has been broken after he attempted to hand over personal information to federal immigration officials. Polis’ effort to compel a state agency to fulfill a subpoena from Immigration and Customs Enforcement came to light in a lawsuit filed on June 4 by Scott Moss, the director of Colorado’s Division of Labor Standards and Stati…
Colorado Newsline
Montrose Daily PressJudge blocks Colorado governor from ordering state official to provide information to ICE
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks at the Colorado Capitol on March 13, 2025. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline)A Denver judge on Wednesday blocked the Colorado governor’s office from forcing a state employee to hand over records to federal immigration authorities on 35 sponsors of unaccompanied immigrant children in the state. The information was sought in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement subpoena from April. The preliminary injunction, ha…
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…
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