Tensions erupted between immigrant rights advocates and Peoria police officers on Tuesday, amid a surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity across the Valley.
The governor planned to meet with the state’s top military official Tuesday, after the president sent the National Guard and Marines to respond to Los Angeles protests.
Colorado lawmakers voted down a bill that would have allowed local law enforcement to work with immigration authorities by repealing state law that limits coordination.
Critics of the White House’s hostile immigration policies took over the Arizona Capitol on Monday as part of a national day of protest, the latest in a series of public demonstrations.
Some law enforcement groups said they could support the bill if it was amended to say officers “may” check immigration status, instead of “shall” check.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is one of four big city mayors called by congressional Republicans to testify at a hearing next month on so-called “sanctuary city” policies.