By Police1 Staff
DENVER — In an effort to combat President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration policies, mayors and police chiefs of various cities have doubled down on their status as “sanctuary cities.”
A bill set to go before the Colorado House this month aims to make the state the first sanctuary state in the United States, according to the Denver Channel.
The Ralph Carr Freedom Defense Act prevents the state or a political subdivision from providing the government information on residents’ race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, or religious affiliation.
Rep. Joseph Salazar introduced the bill and told the news station the passage would be timely due to Trump’s immigration rhetoric.
“I’m going to take him for his words and actions in terms of his cabinet appointments, and we are going to prepare state of Colorado to defend ourselves against it,” Salazar said.