Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has declared war on President Trump's mass deportation agenda, issuing a shocking executive order that directs city authorities to detain ICE agents if they allegedly use "excessive force" during immigration operations.
This brazen act of defiance comes as the Trump-Vance administration ramps up efforts to remove criminal illegal aliens from American communities. Johnston's order essentially makes Denver a sanctuary for foreign criminals while targeting the very federal agents working to protect American citizens.
The radical Democrat mayor claims his directive only applies to ICE agents who "assault or shoot" residents during operations. But who gets to determine what constitutes "excessive force"? Left-wing city officials who view any immigration enforcement as "oppression"?
Setting Up Constitutional Crisis
This unprecedented move sets up a direct confrontation between local Democrat officials and the federal government. Under the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution, federal immigration law supersedes local ordinances – but Johnston apparently believes his virtue-signaling trumps the rule of law.
"This is exactly the kind of radical resistance we expected from sanctuary city mayors who care more about protecting illegal aliens than their own constituents," said one immigration expert.
Johnston's order comes as ICE operations have intensified under Trump's second term, with thousands of criminal aliens already removed from American streets. While law-abiding Americans celebrate these successful operations, Democrat mayors like Johnston are actively working to obstruct justice.
Endangering Americans for Politics
By interfering with federal immigration enforcement, Johnston is essentially rolling out the red carpet for MS-13 gang members, drug dealers, and other criminal aliens. His priority isn't protecting Denver residents – it's protecting the illegal aliens who shouldn't be in our country in the first place.
This latest stunt proves that Democrat mayors will go to any length to resist Trump's America First agenda, even if it means endangering their own citizens. Patriots across Colorado should be asking themselves: why is their mayor more concerned with protecting foreign criminals than enforcing the law?
How long will Americans tolerate local officials who actively sabotage efforts to secure our borders and remove dangerous criminals from our communities?