Wheat Ridge study session narrows recommendations on local response to federal immigration enforcement
After hours of public testimony and staff presentations, council reached consensus to advance staff-drafted policies: no 287(g) agreements without council approval, prohibit WRPD participation in civil immigration enforcement while preserving responses to criminal warrants and emergencies, and restrict routine use of city property for civil immigration operations, with staff asked to refine language.
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At a special study session Aug. 24, Wheat Ridge City Council heard more than an hour of public comment and detailed staff legal and operational analysis on six public requests about federal immigration enforcement and local police authority. Staff said Colorado law and state privacy rules limit local authority in some areas but recommended several administrative policies and council actions to provide clarity and transparency.
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