Colorado Senate Democrats advanced a controversial bill this week aimed at expanding protections for undocumented immigrants, seeking to shield them from what lawmakers described as “mass-deportation efforts” by the Trump administration.
Senate Bill 25-276 passed on a near-party-line vote, 22-13, with just one Democrat joining Republicans in opposition. According to news reports, Senator Kyle Mullica said he opposed the measure because he needed more time to review a series of proposed amendments.
The legislation proposes a series of sweeping changes designed to restrict how and where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can operate within the state. It prohibits local governments and public institutions from sharing personal information with immigration authorities and limits ICE’s access to certain spaces, such as schools, hospitals, jails, libraries, and child-care
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