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Michael Johnston: “We don't proactively ask someone's status when they're…”

Featuring: Michael Johnston, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Denver | Colorado

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Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies

Published | Video Starts at 00:54

How about somebody who is here without authorization who, say, is a repeat drunk driver? Would you work with ICE to get them out? So right now what we do is We don't proactively ask someone's status when they're arrested, say, for drunk driving, nor do we proactively report. But if ICE reaches out to us and says, we know you have someone in your custody who is a criminal, what we will do is partner with them and notify them when we're releasing them so they can pick them up. (00:54–01:00)

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Asserts that Denver does not proactively inquire or report immigration status for certain arrests.

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