Polis Faces Decision On Bill Allowing Lawsuits Against Immigration Agents

By Lucas Brady Woods | The Colorado Sun

The state legislature passed a bill Thursday that allows Colorado residents to sue federal immigration officers in state court over alleged constitutional rights violations.

Supporters say the measure, Senate Bill 5, would fill a gap in the law that largely does not include a pathway for challenging conduct by federal officials, including immigration authorities like U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE.

The bill still needs to be signed by Gov. Jared Polis before it becomes law

“We’re creating a circumstance where, if ICE is violating your constitutional rights by unlawfully searching you, seizing you, by conducting their jobs in a way where it looks more like police brutality than actual policing, that you have a cause of action to stand up for yourself in court,” bill sponsor state Rep. Javier Mabrey, D-Denver, said.

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