US EditionDenver mayor orders protection of protesters, ban on ICE from city property
Mayor Johnston’s order mandates police to protect protesters, detain ICE agents using excessive force, and bans ICE from city property amid rising immigration enforcement concerns.
- On Thursday, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston signed an executive order banning U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from city property and directing the Denver Police Department to protect peaceful protesters, saying `In Denver, we will not allow ICE access to any city-owned or city-controlled building.`
- Operation Metro Surge has sent thousands of federal officers into large cities, with ongoing Denver operations since last year and a Minnesota surge ending earlier this month amid two citizen deaths.
- The order also bans law enforcement officers from covering their faces during detentions and arrests, and requires police to identify and record ICE agents with body cameras when tactically safe.
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Officers are instructed to intervene if they observe conduct that may cause serious injury or death. “We demand to comply with that standard,” the mayor said.
Democrat Mayor Signs Executive Order To Detain ICE Agents
This executive order is sure to backfire. The Democratic mayor of Denver, Colorado, has signed an executive order calling for city officers to detain ICE agents. In the executive order, Mayor Mike Johnston has ordered Denver police officers to detain ICE agents who use “excessive force.” Fox News provided further details on the mayor’s controversial executive order: Denver Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston announced an executive order Thursday dire…
Denver mayor orders protection of protesters, ban on ICE from city property
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston signed an order on Thursday authorizing the Democratic-governed city's police to protect peaceful protesters against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and banning ICE from city property.
Denver Post
New Denver order takes aim at ICE activity — ordering police to protect protesters, possibly by detaining agents
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston issued an executive order Thursday seeking to restrain immigration actions, with police protection for peaceful protesters and detentions of ICE agents using excessive force.
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