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Phil Weiser: “Our law enforcement does not do illegal immigration…”

Featuring: Phil Weiser, Democratic | Attorney General of Colorado

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser Discusses Immigration Policies and State Rights

Published November 12, 2024 | Video Starts at 05:52

As for our law enforcement basically being commandeered by the federal government, that's not going to happen in the first Trump administration. We went to court on that very issue and we won. Our law enforcement does not do illegal immigration enforcement. If the Trump administration seeks to enlist us in an effort that's illegal and that commandeers our resources will see them in court. (05:52–05:57)

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Asserts that Colorado law enforcement does not engage in illegal immigration enforcement.

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