A Colorado judge ruled Wednesday that the governor cannot force a state employee to turn over the personal information of sponsors of unaccompanied immigrant children to federal immigration officials.
Denver District Court Judge A. Bruce Jones said in issuing a preliminary injunction that Gov. Jared Polis’ plan to have a division of the state labor department turn over information of about 35 Coloradans to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in response to a subpoena from the agency would violate state laws meant to protect immigrants’ data.
The state laws, signed by Polis in 2021 and 2025, prevent Colorado officials from sharing Coloradans’ personal information with ICE unless it is being used for a criminal investigation.
The subpoena, Jones said, does not meet the law’s exception that allows the state to share information with immigration officials to aid criminal investigations. But Jones stopped short of prohibiting the governor from finding another way to comply with a subpoena.
“I will not go broader than that,” Jones said. “I will not enjoin the governor from otherwise responding to this subpoena if that’s what he wants to do.”
The limited ruling is still a blow to Polis, who has been blasted by fellow Democrats for trying to comply with the subpoena. Two state lawmakers — Sens. Mike Weissman and Julie Gonzales, both Democrats — testified against him in court this week.
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