Colorado Voters Could Decide Future Of ICE And Local Law Enforcement Cooperation

By Ryan Fish | Denver7

DENVER — Next fall, Colorado voters could decide whether local law enforcement should be required to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in certain cases.

The proposed ballot measure would require law enforcement notify the Department of Homeland Security if a person “not lawfully present in the United States”—or with an “unknown” lawful presence after a “reasonable effort” to determine it—is charged with a violent crime or if the person has been convicted of a prior felony.

Conservative non-profit Advance Colorado is pushing for the proposed ballot measure, known as ‘Initiative 95.’ The non-profit announced Friday it submitted nearly 200,000 signatures to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office for verification. That office says 124,238 signatures are needed for a statewide initiative petition. Because it would change the state constitution, the initiative must also be signed by at least 2% of the total registered electors in each of the 35 Colorado state senate districts.

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