State lawmakers, White House talk action on sanctuary cities
DENVER — Four Colorado Republican lawmakers on Thursday brought their ideas to the White House on punishing so-called sanctuary cities, hoping to build on the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging California laws it says protect immigrants in the country illegally.
State Rep. Dave Williams said he advocated for holding individual cities and their policymakers personally liable during a meeting with the White House Domestic Policy Council. The Colorado Springs Republican says he hopes U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions follows up on the California lawsuit this week with similar legal actions against municipalities.
“These sanctuary communities and politicians are wilfully endangering the public,” Williams said ahead of the meeting. “Cities like Denver and states like California are allowing criminal aliens to run loose, to kill, murder, maim or hurt our fellow Americans.”
Williams said he also called for more immigration agents in Colorado — and that White House advisers were receptive to his suggestions. Lawmakers from Ohio also attended the meeting, he said.