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

Published January 20, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:19

We will not do that. We will not do ice's job for them on a whole number of fronts. We're not going to do federal immigration enforcement and We're not going to hold or incarcerate people for what are civilian immigration charges not actual crimes. Are there things that Denver could be doing to assist ICE and still stay within the bounds of state law which limits that cooperation? (02:19–02:26)

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Asserts that Denver will not detain individuals solely for immigration violations.

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Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 00:30-00:34
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Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 00:54-01:00
“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…”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 01:00-01:10
“We will not do ice's job for them on a whole number of fronts.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 02:15-02:18
“The state law and city law prohibits us from proactively asking someone's status or proactively sharing those people's identities.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 02:37-02:45
“Anytime there's a criminal warrant out, we'll be full partners.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 03:02-03:07
“We think these places have to be off limits for ICE actions. They've historically been.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 05:10-05:15
“If they violate those, we will seek legal action to try to stop that.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 05:48-05:52
“You would have to have a criminal warrant to enter those sites.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 06:23-06:26
“We won't do ICE's job for them. We're not going to do federal law enforcement.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 08:19-08:24
“We are going to stand up for protected populations and places. It's not just churches, schools and hospitals.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 08:27-08:33
“We have a city and state law that says we do not turn people over in custody. We do not ask their status.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 09:58-10:03
“We're preparing to fight to keep the federal resources that we think Denver taxpayers are entitled to.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 11:07-11:12
“It's hard to say. That's a quarter of a billion dollars of federal funds that are already deployed.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 11:38-11:43
“We have funded that program currently, and we anticipate there'll be more needs there.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 13:19-13:24
“We think it could be a million or $2 million. We have dollars set aside in our fund for this year for our migrant services.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 13:28-13:35
“We have done nothing to break the law in Denver and I've done nothing to break the law.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 14:19-14:23
“Often they [immigrants] were sent by the Republican governor of Texas to arrive in our city without their own consent.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 14:24-14:30
“We've provided support to get them [immigrants] connected and up on their feet so that they can live the American dream and get a job and…”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 14:33-14:39
“There's nothing we've done that we think is illegal or that we're not proud of.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 14:40-14:45
“Denver's really clear about who we are and that will not change. We're not going to be bullied or blackmailed out of our values.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 15:14-15:20
“We are a welcoming city. We have been and we will be.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 15:19-15:23
“The folks that have come to the city are doing that. They're applying for asylum, applying for status and getting jobs.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 15:26-15:31
“If you're committing crimes, yes, we will hold you accountable.”
Full conversation Denver Mayor Mike Johnston lays out city's response to Trump immigration policies | Uploaded January 20, 2025 | 15:31-15:34