Denver Mayor Mike Johnston officially signed an order barring ICE and other federal immigration agencies from using city-owned or city-controlled property for civil immigration-enforcement operations, although the measure’s legal authority is disputed and it is not an unconditional ban on every possible entry.
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ICE has officially been banned from entering city-owned properties in Denver.
Denver mayor orders protection of protesters, ban on ICE from city property | Reuters
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Johnston signed an executive order in February 2026 barring ICE and other federal immigration agencies from using Denver-owned or Denver-controlled property for civil immigration-enforcement operations.
The order also addressed protections for peaceful protesters and local law-enforcement conduct during federal immigration operations.
The Department of Homeland Security and ICE disputed Denver’s authority to impose the restriction, so the order’s legal enforceability is contested.
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston signed an executive order on February 26, 2026, directing that ICE and other federal immigration agents be prohibited from using city-owned or city-controlled property for immigration-enforcement operations. Multiple reports described the order as formally enacted, rather than merely proposed.reuters.comreuters.comDenver mayor orders protection of protesters, ban on ICE from city property
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