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Reported: ICE issues subpoenas to Colorado state agencies seeking personal information for enforcement

  1. Original Date Announced

    February 14, 2025

    The Colorado Sun reported that Colorado agencies have received at least nine subpoenas from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since February 14, 2025. The subpoenas have sought information including wage and employment records, names, birthdays and Social Security numbers from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, the Department of Revenue's Marijuana Enforcement Division, and the Department of Public Health and Environment.

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    2025.07.18 Reported: Colorado agencies have received at least 9 subpoenas from ICE since Trump took office in January - Colorado Sun
  2. Subsequent Trump and Court Action

    June 4, 2025

    2025.06.10 Amended Complaint - Moss v. Polis

    An employee in the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) sued Governor Jared Polis in state court. According to the complaint, Governor Polis had ordered state employees to comply with an April 24, 2025, ICE subpoena to the CDLE seeking information about sponsors of unaccompanied minors. The suit argues that the Governor's directive violates Colorado’s prohibition on the disclosure of personally identifying information for federal immigration enforcement.

    An amended complaint was filed on June 10, 2025, to add as additional plaintiffs the Colorado AFL-CIO and Towards Justice, a nonprofit serving and advocating for low-wage and immigrant workers in Denver; the amended complaint is the version included here. Moss v. Polis, 2025CV32001.

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  3. Subsequent Trump and Court Action

    July 9, 2025

    2025.07.09 Order Granting Preliminary Injunction - Moss v. Polis

    A Denver state district-court judge granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting Governor Polis from ordering state employees to comply with ICE's subpoena. The court found that plaintiffs demonstrated a reasonable probability of success on their claim that compliance with ICE's subpoena would violate Colorado laws barring provision of personally identifying information for the purpose of immigration enforcement. Moss v. Polis, 2025CV32001.

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