Tag: sanctuary city

The big Tom Tancredo news can be summed up in just a few words. Republicans are thrilled. Democrats are bummed. Columnists are devastated (particularly this...

As the sun finally showed up in Houston, Harvey made a second landfall on the Gulf Coast cutting across southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana....

Aurora's city council held a special study session Monday evening to examine its perceived status as a "sanctuary city." This comes amidst increased scrutiny...

As stories and images of an immigration enforcement raids raced across the news and social media, Denver city leaders reassured a crowd of immigrants,...

This is not a pipe Durango City Council issued this declaration Tuesday: "The city is not, and has never been, a sanctuary city." But the...

American Constitution Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo Wednesday unleashed the hounds, first on Democrat John Hickenlooper and then on hapless Republican Dan Maes. First, Tancredo released this video of Marat Kudlis talking about an automobile accident caused by an illegal immigrant in which Kudlis’ son was killed.

Immigration. If you’ve wondered lately if it is possible to read about immigration without encountering the name “Tom Tancredo” or the phrase “sanctuary city”,...

Is Denver a sanctuary city? American Constitution Party candidate for governor Tom Tancredo says it is. Democratic nominee and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper says it is not. When asked for the basis of his claims, Tancredo spokesman Leo Jankowski said Denver Executive Order 116, signed by Mayor Wellington Webb in 1998, makes Denver a sanctuary city.

Democratic candidate for governor John Hickenlooper defended himself last week against mounting accusations from Republicans that, as mayor, he has run Denver as a so-called sanctuary city, where illegal immigrants are directly and indirectly protected against federal immigration laws and possible deportation. It's a charge that has gained traction in the weeks since Arizona lawmakers passed a controversial suite of immigration laws and as the move to remake federal immigration policy in Washington heats up.

DENVER-- Members of the city council here are considering eliminating a controversial vehicle impound law that has raised financial and constitutional questions. Dan Hayes, the main backer of the law, which passed as a ballot initiative in 2008, told the Colorado Independent that council members opposing the law are merely protecting laws that make Denver a so-called sanctuary city for illegal aliens.