# Colorado rejects conservative effort to require police to cooperate with immigration officers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/colorado-rejects-conservative-effort-to-require-police-to-cooperate-with-immigration-officers/
- Published: 2026-11-05T01:10:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T02:26:30+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/colorado-rejects-conservative-immigration-amendment
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Colorado rejected a measure requiring police to report some people accused of violent crimes to federal immigration authorities.
- Amendment 81 fell short of the 55% support threshold.
- Critics warned the proposal could risk deportation before trial and increase racial profiling.

## Summary

Colorado voters rejected Amendment 81, a conservative-backed proposal that would have required police and prosecutors to notify federal immigration authorities about people accused of violent crimes whose immigration status was uncertain or unlawful. The result blocks a measure intended to increase cooperation with the Trump administration’s deportation effort, amid concerns that it could expose people to deportation before trial and encourage racial profiling.

The proposal failed to reach the 55% support required on Tuesday. It would have given law enforcement 72 hours after filing charges for offences including murder, assault or arson to alert the Department of Homeland Security. Supporters, including Advance Colorado, said it would improve public safety by removing offenders; critics argued that an accusation is not a conviction. The vote came during midterm elections widely seen as a test of Donald Trump’s presidency and its immigration policies.

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