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Colorado to allow DACA recipients to work as armed police officers - Longmont Times-Call

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Gov. Jared Polis signed HB 23-1143 into law Thursday

By Saja Hindi |

PUBLISHED: April 27, 2023 at 5:16 p.m. | UPDATED: April 27, 2023 at 11:03 p.m.

Colorado’s immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have temporary legal status or those who have applied for asylum could soon work as armed police officers in the state.

Gov. Jared Polis signed HB23-1143 into law on Thursday, allowing the state’s Peace Officers Standards and Training board to establish rules for people with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status and asylum se . . .