Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Colorado and Immigration. The law!

Is your Colorado town following the state law and reporting ILLEGALS? the chances are that they are not.

If they are not it is your job to remind them it is the law and to enforce it.

Here is the law:

Arrestee Immigration StatusSenate Bill 06-90Reports to Federal Government
In accordance with Article 29 of Title 29, Colorado Revised Statutes, all Colorado local governments, including every town, city, city and county, and county are required to cooperate with federal officials in matters concerning the enforcement of state and federal laws regarding immigration as follows:

1) Any peace officer who has probable cause to believe that an arrestee for a criminal offense, except domestic violence, is not legally present in the United States must report the incident to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office (ICE) whenever the arrestee is NOT detained.

2) If the arrestee IS detained and the county sheriff reasonably believes that the arrestee is not legally present in the United States, then the sheriff must report the arrestee to the ICE (except arrestees for domestic violence).

3) A person who is arrested for a domestic violence offence and who is believed to be in the country illegally must be reported to ICE when he or she is convicted.

Each governing body must report to the Legislative Council of the General Assembly annually, on or before
March 1 of each year, the number of reports made to ICE.

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