Colorado voters in November will decide if law enforcement in the state should be required to work with federal immigration authorities, Colorado Newsline reports
Initiative 95 would amend the Colorado Constitution to require law enforcement to notify the U.S. Department of Homeland Security when a person who is not in the country lawfully, or when it is unclear if the person is lawfully present, is charged with a violent crime or was previously convicted of a felony.
Law enforcement agencies would have 72 hours after charging someone with a crime to notify DHS if the agency could not determine whether the person is lawfully present after making “a reasonable attempt” to determine it.
Colorado law currently restricts law enforcement from helping with federal immigration enforcement.
[Photo: Denver ICE]
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