Colorado will not comply with a subpoena from federal immigration agents to turn over the personal information of 35 people who are sponsors of unaccompanied immigrant minors until at least June 23, lawyers for Gov. Jared Polis said in court Monday.
That’s when attorneys for Polis and state Division of Labor Standards and Statistics Director Scott Moss will meet in court again.
Moss alleges that Polis ordered him and his team to comply with an April 24 subpoena from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement seeking personal information about 35 people who are caring for immigrant children whose parents are absent.
Polis agreed to hold off on complying with the request after Moss filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the governor last week arguing that complying with the ICE subpoena would violate state law.
Moss’ lawyers are asking Denver District Judge A. Bruce Jones to bar the state from complying with the April 24 subpoena from ICE.
At a hearing on Monday, Jones appeared hesitant to decide the case without hearing first from ICE.
Lawyers for Polis said the state risks consequences from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for not complying by its June 16 deadline.
Thomas M. Rogers, an attorney representing the governor, called the subpoena “straightforward.”
“[Moss’ lawyers] want to make this a circus about the deportation of kids, not what it is on its face . . . a straightforward case,” he said.
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