Denver mayor orders ICE agents detained if they ‘assault or shoot’ residents

Denver Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston announced an executive order Thursday directing city authorities to detain ICE agents who are considered to have used excessive force against or "assaults or shoots or kills" civilians in the Mile High City.

The announcement comes weeks after Philadelphia’s top prosecutor made headlines by likening ICE agents to Adolf Hitler’s Geheime Staatspolizei and warning of similar repercussions that have yet to be put into practice, as Johnston’s now have.

"To protect Denver...