Court Reinforces Limits On State Cooperation With Federal Immigration Requests

By Taylor Dolven | The Colorado Sun

A Denver judge Tuesday again barred Gov. Jared Polis from ordering state employees to comply with a subpoena from federal immigration officials for Coloradans’ personal information.

The ruling marks the latest loss for the governor in the lawsuit brought against him to stop the sharing of information with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the past year.

The case was first brought last June by Scott Moss, the former director of the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics at Colorado’s Department of Labor. Moss alleged Polis directed him to comply with an April 2025 subpoena from ICE requesting the personal information of 35 people serving as sponsors for unaccompanied immigrant children. Colorado law prohibits state officials from providing personal information to federal immigration officials unless it is related to a criminal investigation.

The subpoena sought information including phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, employer information, unemployment benefit filings, and paid sick leave and family leave information.

Denver District Judge A. Bruce Jones said last June the subpoena did not appear to be related to a criminal investigation and barred Polis from ordering Moss or his subordinates to comply. 

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