Denver Mayor Declares War on Federal Law: Vows to Use Police and Citizens to Block Deportation of Illegal Migrants, Including Gang Members

Democrat Mayor Mike Johnston of Denver, Colorado has declared war on President Trump’s efforts to enforce immigration policies.

Mayor Johnston has made it clear that he will go as far as using city police and local volunteers to physically prevent the deportation of illegal immigrants, including those with potential gang affiliations.

In a recent interview with Denverite, Johnston unapologetically declared his intention to turn Denver into a fortress of resistance against immigration enforcement, framing his actions as a moral crusade.

“We won’t change that, because those are one of our core values,” Johnston said, adding, “We’re not going to sell out those values to anyone. We’re not going to be bullied into changing them.”

“I think we are gonna continue to be a welcoming, open, big-hearted city that’s gonna stand by our values,” Johnston added.

Johnston’s approach, which includes using Denver’s police force and even mobilizing citizens to obstruct federal operations, has drawn comparisons to lawless sanctuary cities.

He boldly claimed that Denverites themselves would rise up to form a human barricade against federal authorities, invoking imagery of the infamous Tiananmen Square protests.

“More than us having [Denver Police] stationed at the county line to keep them out, you would have 50,000 Denverites there,” Johnston boasted, adding, “It’s like the Tiananmen Square moment with the rose and the gun, right?” You’d have every one of those Highland moms who came out for the migrants. And you do not want to mess with them.”

Johnston’s remarks go further, suggesting that any federal attempt to enforce immigration law in Denver would require “invading” Colorado with out-of-state National Guard units.

“I do not believe that our governor is going to let them use our [Colorado] National Guard at the state level,” he said. “Unless they were planning on bringing national guards mobilized from Texas or Alabama to come invade Colorado, I don’t know where they would find the forces to begin to do that,” the crooked mayor said.

“And that seems to me like a very, very bad idea from start to finish that no reasonable American would support,” he added.

Johnston’s defiance is not without potential consequences.

Mike Davis, the founder and president of the Article III Project (A3P), an organization focused on judicial matters, underscored that Johnston could face charges for conspiracy, obstruction, assaulting federal officers, and numerous other serious federal felonies.

Conspiracy.

Obstruction.

Assault on federal officers.

So many more very serious federal felonies. https://t.co/2R64uk5Uyl

— Mike Davis (@mrddmia) November 21, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for “border czar,” Tom Homan, is uninterested in Democrat politicians’ whiny bluster.

Recently, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker puffed his ample chest out to pledge to keep Illinois a sanctuary for illegal immigrants and hint that his administration will continue to put illegals ahead of citizens.

Pritzker said, “If you come for my people, you come through me.”

Homan replied simply, “Game on. We’ve got no problem going through him.”

“I’ve got 20,000 men and women in ICE who are going to do their job with no apology. Congress has enacted a law that protects this country. People need to understand… entering this country illegally is a crime.”

“Every illegal alien in this country committed a crime to get here. So they’re all criminals.”

“We’re gonna enforce the law without apology… and if any governor wants to stand in the way, go ahead and do it. We’ll see what happens. We’re not gonna be intimidated.”