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Northglenn police reiterate they won’t enforce civil immigration law; council seeks clearer public messaging
Summary
Chief Jim May told council that Northglenn officers do not enforce civil immigration law and will not detain people based solely on immigration status; council pressed staff for clear multilingual communications and debated legal limits on 'intervening' against federal agents.
The Northglenn Police Department reaffirmed on Feb. 9 that it will not enforce civil immigration law and emphasized community policing, but council members pressed for clearer public messaging after residents expressed fear about federal immigration operations.
Chief Jim May said the department "does not enforce civil immigration law" and that Colorado statutes limit local involvement in civil immigration matters: "Those limits prohibit detentions based solely on immigration status, restrict information sharing, and prevent local police from assisting in civil immigration…
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