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Judge again bars Gov. Polis from ordering Colorado state employees to respond to a subpoena from ICE

Coloradosun · · 774 words · By Taylor Dolven
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“A Denver judge Tuesday again barred Gov. Jared Polis from ordering state employees to comply with a subpoena from federal immigration officials for Coloradans’ personal information.”
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Multiple independent web search results (Axios Denver and other news reports) confirm that a Denver judge barred Governor Jared Polis from ordering state employees to comply with an ICE subpoena for personal information.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Colorado gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jared Polis is ineligible to seek re-election to a third con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colorado_gubernatorial_el…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jared Schutz Polis ( POH-liss; né Schutz; born May 12, 1975) is an American politician, entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist serving since 2019 as the 43rd governor of Colorado. From 2009 to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Polis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marlon Reis (born July 1981) is an American animal rights advocate, writer, and the first gentleman of Colorado. He is married to the 43rd governor of Colorado Jared Polis. He became the first same-se…
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“The case was first brought last June by Scott Moss, the former director of the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics at Colorado’s Department of Labor.”
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While the overall legal battle is mentioned in multiple sources, the specific detail that Scott Moss (former director of the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics) filed the case last June is not independently corroborated by a second distinct news organization in the provided evidence; it appears in the context of the primary reporting.
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“Moss alleged Polis directed him to comply with an April 2025 subpoena from ICE requesting the personal information of 35 people serving as sponsors for unaccompanied immigrant children.”
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Multiple sources confirm Moss alleged Polis directed him to comply with an ICE subpoena for personal information of 35 sponsors of unaccompanied immigrant children. Note: One source mentions April 2025, while another mentions April 24; this likely refers to a specific date in a legal filing.
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“Colorado law prohibits state officials from providing personal information to federal immigration officials unless it is related to a criminal investigation.”
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Multiple independent sources (The Colorado Sun, ACLU, and other news reports) confirm that Colorado law prohibits state agencies from sharing personal information with federal immigration officials unless it is part of a criminal investigation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Colorado law prohibits state and local entities from giving personal information to federal immigration agents unless it’s being sought as part of a criminal investigation.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/07/22/colorado-ice-subpoena-res…
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web search NEUTRAL — Polis and his lawyers tried to dismiss the case after the ruling, to no avail. Colorado law prohibits state agencies from providing personal information to federal immigration officials unless related…
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trying-to-make-this-cas…
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web search NEUTRAL — In recent years, Colorado has passed laws prohibiting state agencies and employees from sharing personally identifying information with federal agencies without a warrant or criminal investigation.
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/how-ice-sidestep…
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“The subpoena sought information including phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, employer information, unemployment benefit filings, and paid sick leave and family leave information.”
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Multiple sources list the specific types of information sought by the subpoena, including phone numbers, addresses, emails, employer info, and unemployment/leave filings.
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web search NEUTRAL — The subpoena said the personal information — unemployment benefit filings, insurance records, employer information, addresses and telephone and email contact information — will be used to locate unacc…
https://www.kunc.org/politics/2025-06-09/jared-polis-agrees-…
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web search NEUTRAL — “We hope that if information is needed for criminal investigations, going forward, (ICE investigators) will provide subpoenas for state information consistent with this ruling to ensure prompt process…
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web search NEUTRAL — The subpoena sought information including phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, employer information, unemployment benefit filings, and paid sick leave and family leave information.
https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/21/jared-polis-barred-from-o…
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“Denver District Judge A. Bruce Jones said last June the subpoena did not appear to be related to a criminal investigation and barred Polis from ordering Moss or his subordinates to comply.”
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The specific ruling by Judge A. Bruce Jones in June regarding the lack of a criminal investigation is mentioned in the reporting, but not independently corroborated by a second distinct news source in the provided evidence.
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“Now a new subpoena from ICE, issued March 13, is seeking the same personal information from 13 Coloradans, 10 of whom the agency sought information about in the initial subpoena.”
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The detail regarding a new subpoena issued March 13 for 13 Coloradans (10 from the initial list) is present in the search results but not corroborated by a second independent news organization.
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“The March 13 subpoena says the request is part of a criminal investigation into human trafficking”
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The claim that the March 13 subpoena cited a human trafficking investigation is mentioned in the search results, but not corroborated by a second independent source.
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web search NEUTRAL — The March 13 subpoena says the request is part of a criminal investigation into human trafficking, but Jones, the judge, did not buy that.
https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/21/jared-polis-barred-from-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — A WIRED analysis of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) subpoena tracking database, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, found that agents issued custom summons more than 17…
https://www.wired.com/story/ice-1509-custom-summons/
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“the state’s labor department legal counsel with the Colorado Attorney General’s Office asked ICE to instead request the information through a grand jury subpoena.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding the Colorado Attorney General's Office requesting a grand jury subpoena.
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“In his deposition this month, Polis said the governor’s office could still order labor department officials to respond without a grand jury subpoena”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding Governor Polis's deposition statements about grand jury subpoenas.
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“Wolf also raised concerns about a new policy from the Polis administration from Feb. 12 about subpoena compliance, which gives the governor final say in how state agencies respond”
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“It also requires agency officials to mark all communications about subpoena requests as “privileged.””
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“One proposal, House Bill 1276, would prohibit state and local agencies, not just individual officials, from sharing personal identifying information with federal immigration authorities unless it is being used in a criminal case.”
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“State agencies would have to publish ICE subpoenas they receive, and state and local agencies that comply with subpoenas would have to alert individuals that their information has been shared with ICE.”
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“That bill is awaiting a hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations.”
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