25-02-2025
Southern Colorado sheriffs ask community to speak before Denver lawmakers
(DENVER) — Senate Bill 25-047 is being presented to lawmakers at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Two southern Colorado sheriffs and community members will speak on behalf of the bill.
El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal and Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell wrote Senate Bill 25-047, which would replace SB 06-090, passed in 2006, prohibiting law enforcement from cooperating with ICE agents.
SB25-047 would allow law enforcement to work with ICE and even hold people in jail until ICE agents can arrive.
The bill was brought to lawmakers last year and was quickly shot down. This year, the bill is being reintroduced after President Donald Trump's mass deportation executive orders.
The bill will be heard by the Senate at 2 p.m. Sheriffs Mikesell and Roybal are asking community members who can attend at the Colorado State Capitol building to testify in person before Denver lawmakers.
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