Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, a Democrat, has joined other mayors in promising to protect illegal immigrants from mass deportation efforts.

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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston backtracks comments about sending Denver Police officers to block Trump deportation efforts

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, a Democrat, has joined other mayors in promising to protect illegal immigrants from mass deportation efforts. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to use local authorities and possibly the military to carry out a mass deportation effort of illegal immigrants across the country. “The short answer is we won’t change that because those are one of our core values,” Johnston said in an interview, referencing the city’…

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Denver mayor refuses to allow police to assist in Trump deportations

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has declared his willingness to defy federal law and face jail time to protect illegal immigrants—including those with criminal records—from President-elect Donald Trump’s promised deportation efforts.

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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston Says He is Willing to Go to Jail to Protect Illegal Aliens from Trump’s Deportation Crackdown | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) doubled down on his position to resist the mass deportations that President-elect Donald Trump promised to implement on his first day in office next year.Johnston previously stated he would deploy the Denver Police Department to the county line to prevent federal and military forces from entering the jurisdiction. Johnston told KUSA he believes such an operation by the federal government would be "illegal," "immora…

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Mayor of Denver Seems to Walk Back Threat to Use Police to Prevent Deportations

Mayor Mike Johnston believes citizens will participate in "civil disobedience," and he is willing to go to jail to stop deportation efforts he believes are illegal.

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"Would I have taken it back if I could? Yes, I probably wouldn't have used that image," Mayor Mike Johnston said.

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Denver mayor walks back comments that he will use police to stop deportation efforts under Trump

“Would I have taken it back if I could? Yes, I probably wouldn't have used that image."

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Dem Denver Mayor Mike Johnston walks back comments about using police to block Trump’s deportation efforts

I don’t know if Mike Johnston has some real insight here or is simply hope-casting, but the Denver mayor has gladdened the hearts of many of us looking for a way to resist the Trump threat to democracy and other ideals that at least half the country still holds dear. In a recent interview with Denverite, Johnston promises that Denver, a proud sanctuary city, won’t be “bullied” by Donald Trump’s threats to withhold federal funding to various agen…

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Littwin: Where the resistance could get real: Mayor Mike Johnston says Denverites would actively resist mass deportations

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston declared Tuesday that the city would resist President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed deportation agenda, promising that Denver’s police and citizens would stand against federal immigration enforcement. In an interview with The Denverite, Johnston compared potential Trump administration deportation actions to the Chinese Communist Party’s crackdown, emphasizing Denver’s commitment to defiance. Johnston made it clear that…

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Denver Mayor Vows to Defy Trump’s Immigration Enforcement, Compares Deportations to Communist Crackdowns - American Faith

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston walked back comments about deploying the city's police forces at the county line to keep out federal forces carrying out President-elect Donald Trump's plans to deport thousands of immigrants unlawfully staying in the city.

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Denver mayor walks back comments about deploying local police to block federal deportation forces

Denver mayor refuses to allow police to assist in Trump deportations

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