Executive order claims city has right to detain, investigate federal ICE officers

Two federal law enforcement officers coordinate with other officials on the ground during an enhanced immigration enforcement operation near Washington, D.C., Feb. 4, 2025. (ICE photo)

The idea is “legally illiterate,” according to the federal government through the Department of Homeland Security. But that isn’t stopping officials in the leftist and declining city of Denver from going there.

“There” is an order from the mayor, Mike Johnston, instructing Denver police to detain federal...