Coffman: Aurora police enforce local laws, not immigration laws, and our resolution doesn’t change that

The recent Denver Post editorial reiterated a tired, old, inaccurate trope that Aurora’s police department “will check the immigration status of people and tell ICE what it wants and needs to know for potential deportation cases.” This is patently wrong and misleading. Aurora police officers enforce state and municipal laws, not federal laws. The city has repeated this message for many years. Immigration law is a federal responsibility. The recent resolution passed by City Council does not change that. Someone’s immigration status is immaterial to our police officers. Our officers...