When a Democrat Governor does this type of action - there must be a hidden agenda.

 

Colorado governor vetoes legislation allowing ICE to be sued

The Democratic governor’s veto comes amidst a series of vetoes against

By Liam Hibbert | The Center Square contributor justthenews.com

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis had vetoed a Democrat-backed bill that would have allowed citizens to sue immigration enforcement officers for civil rights violations.

The Democratic governor’s veto Wednesday comes amidst a series of vetoes against legislation passed by his own party. Questions of constitutionality surrounded the immigration enforcement lawsuits bill.

“I applaud the sponsors of this legislation for tackling this critical issue,” Polis wrote in his explanation of the veto. “Unfortunately, after careful consideration, I believe the legal risks of the actual language in SB 26-005 outweigh the potential benefits.”

The Rights Violation in Immigration Enforcement Remedy bill, Senate Bill 26-005, would have allowed Colorado citizens to sue federal agents who violated their civil rights while participating in civil immigration enforcement. Any legal action against federal officers would need to take place within two years of the alleged violation.

The Colorado bill came in reaction to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's crackdown on illegal immigrants across the country in Democrat-led cities. The bill was introduced before the highly publicized killings of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good by ICE, U.S. Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection agents in Minneapolis. President Donald Trump said the killings should not have happened.

Wider legal questions about SB 26-005 have focused on its effort to govern federal officials. The bill could have presented a potential violation of supremacy law in the U.S., which says that contradictory local laws are trumped by federal law, according to the Constitution Center. Recent legislation in other states, such as a California law to require federal agents wear identification, have been blocked for supremacy clause violations.

Polis’ issue with the lawsuit bill, however, was that its focus was too narrow.

“This bill doesn't apply to any other context besides civil immigration enforcement - including rights violations in protests, elections, prisons, or the workplace,” said Polis. “For example, even in the narrow context of immigration, the bill doesn't cover violations of constitutional rights during criminal investigations in immigration.”

Polis added that he would have been more likely to support a more expansive federal official lawsuits bill. In fact, one was proposed in the Colorado General Assembly or legislature, SB 26-176, but several Democratic lawmakers joined Republican colleagues to quash the measure.

“Unfortunately, and despite the sponsors' admirable and tireless work to move that bill forward, it died in the process due to overly intense and misleading lobbying from local governments and public entities,” Polis said of SB 26-176.

Polis, who has a reputation for being a centrist or moderate Democrat, has split from the Colorado Democratic Party on several major issues in the wake of his last legislative session in office, including the commutation of Tina Peters, who was convicted of election tampering.

“Reducing her sentence now, under pressure from Donald Trump, is not justice,” the Colorado Democratic Party said in a statement on Peters’ commutation. “It sends a message to future bad actors that election tampering has consequences, unless you’re friends with the president.”

The state Democratic Party removed Polis as a speaker at multiple upcoming party-organized events.

The Colorado Democratic Party did not respond to The Center Square's request for an interview.

 

The forceful entrance of church services was a violent disruption; the St. Paul City Attorney dismisses the charges.

 

Anti-ICE protesters who disrupted Minnesota church service avoid state charges

The group of 39 protesters are facing federal civil rights charges for disrupting the church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, in January.

By Misty Severi justthenews.com 6-4-26

A Minnesota attorney said dozens of anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters will not face state charges for their disruption of a Minnesota church service earlier this year.

The 39 protesters are facing federal civil rights charges for disrupting the church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, in January. The charges came after a livestreamed video showed them interrupting services at Cities Church by chanting “ICE out” and “Justice for Renee Good," after the protesters learned that one of the church pastors was also an ICE official.

St. Paul City Attorney Irene Kao said in a statement Wednesday that evidence is "insufficient to meet that standard for criminal charges under Minnesota state statutes,” noting that no violence, destruction of property or threats to public safety were made during the demonstration, according to NBC News.

“This decision should not be interpreted as an endorsement of unlawful behavior or public disorder,” Kao said. “The right to peacefully protest is protected, as is the right to exercise one’s religious beliefs. Balancing these equally important rights is paramount to our decision today.”

Cities Church lead pastor Jonathan Parnell rejected Kao's decision in a statement, and said that by her logic, merely calling something a protest was enough to avoid state charges.

“According to the St. Paul City Attorney’s logic, it is perfectly fine for agitators to invade a mosque, a cathedral, or a temple, intimidate the families and children inside, and shut down their religious gathering," he said. "Just call it a ‘protest.'"

Independent journalist Don Lemon was among those charged in the protest, but Lemon has maintained that he was covering the event and not participating in it. He has been charged with conspiracy and interfering with the First Amendment rights of worshipers.

 

Voting in our elections is a sovereign right reserved for citizens, not for illegal alien invaders.

 

Canadian who voted illegally in 9 US elections will go to prison

“We will not allow aliens to disrupt and degrade the U.S. democratic system by lying to pervert the outcome of our elections,” Boyle said in a release.

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square justthenews.com

Denis Bouchard, the 70-year-old Canadian who has already pleaded guilty to two false claims in connection to illegally voting in nine American elections, is going to prison for two months.

Bouchard has lived in the United States since the 1960s and never became a citizen, prosecutors say. Yet, he checked a box saying he was a United States citizen on registration applications and ballots. Voting records indicate participation in nine federal elections between 2004 and 2024 in two coastal counties of southeastern North Carolina.

According to the State Board of Elections, Bouchard has been removed from being registered in New Hanover County. Registered unaffiliated when removed, he voted in November elections in New Hanover County in 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2022 and 2024, and in Pender County in 2016 and 2018.

In addition to guilt on two counts and earning two months in a federal prison, Justice James Dever of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ordered one year of supervised release for Bouchard. The office of Ellis Boyle, federal attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina that handled the prosecution, said Bouchard “will be subject to immigration consequences.”

“We will not allow aliens to disrupt and degrade the U.S. democratic system by lying to pervert the outcome of our elections,” Boyle said in a release. “Every American citizen’s vote is sacred. Allowing a single illegal vote by any ineligible person destroys and negates a citizen’s vote.

“We have had recent statewide elections decided by 401 votes; some local elections decided by about 20 votes. It happened here, and it can happen anywhere. The prison sentence that the court imposed sends a strong warning about the consequences of attempting to take advantage of this country’s free and fair election process. We will protect the constitutional right of citizens to vote, and prosecute those who attempt to corrupt that system.”

U.S. Attorney Karen Haughton prosecuted the case. Investigations were collaborated by the FBI, North Carolina State Board of Elections, and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

 

This Executive Order will make living in the USA much more difficult for illegal alien invaders. Reducing 'remittances' is a 'game changer'!

 

ROOKE: Trump Moved To Cut Head Off Snake Of Illegal Immigration

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer June 03, 2026 dailycaller.com

President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order in May, forcing the federal government to address a massive loophole allowing illegal immigrants access to U.S. banking systems.

The order, titled “Restoring Integrity to America’s Financial System,” aims to protect the U.S. banking system from risks tied to illegal immigration, money laundering, drug trafficking, human smuggling, and related fraud. Trump directed the U.S. Treasury Department, federal financial regulators, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to strengthen oversight and risk management in banking related to illicit finance, money laundering, and credit risks tied to illegal immigration.

“Illegal Immigrants and Foreign Fraudsters steal BILLIONS every year from the American Taxpayer. As part of my Administration’s Historic effort to end FRAUD and reverse MASS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, I recently signed a powerful new Executive Order, which will be led by the Treasury Department, to stop Banks, Credit Cards, and Financial Institutions from being used to facilitate Human Smuggling, Drug Trafficking, Illegal Immigration, and the Criminal Cartels who orchestrate these activities,” Trump stated in a Truth Social post.

“Access to our Nation’s Financial Systems must be limited to those who have a Legal Right to be here, and who are engaged in Lawful and Legitimate Commerce. Bank Accounts being used to enable Illegal Immigration, or to store the Welfare received by Illegal Aliens, will be shut down, and funds will ultimately face Impoundment and Seizure so they can be returned to Taxpayers. It is not ludicrous, but profoundly dangerous, that any Illegal Alien can simply present a Blue State Drivers License, or Biden Border Document, and have unrestricted access to the U.S. Financial System,” he continued.

“This also sends a clear message to the anti-ICE rioters that your violent disruptions are only strengthening our resolve. My Executive Order will also allow us to stop Billions in leaving our Country in all manner of criminal activity. It has been said this measure we are taking is the most effective means of reversing Biden’s Border Invasion. We shall soon find out,” Trump added.

While his order does not immediately close all bank accounts for illegal immigrants — which is something that ultimately needs to happen — it does make banks more careful about whom they serve and what risks they take, especially when it involves people without authorization to work legally in the U.S.

This move will help stop illicit money flows and reduce bad loans that could hurt the overall banking system and ultimately American consumers through higher fees.

“President Trump is taking action to restore integrity to America’s financial system, cracking down on illicit activity that threatens national security and ending the extension of credit to high-risk borrowers that American citizens are forced to subsidize,” the White House fact sheet on the E.O. stated.

While it’s important to tackle illicit activity like human trafficking, the most important issue addressed in this order is the “risk management” banks will now have to assume because of how it will affect illegal immigrants unlawfully working and living in the U.S.

Banks will be forced to treat immigration status as a risk factor, making it harder for illegal immigrants to open and maintain U.S. bank accounts or get loans. The result will likely be an increase in self-deportations from these groups as they will no longer have easy access to our financial institutions.

In June 2025, riots broke out all over the U.S. to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, but in cities like Los Angeles, they were especially violent. I argued during that time that the Trump administration should cut off illegal immigrants’ access to U.S. banking systems as a way to bolster self-deportations.

Illegal immigrants use “Directo a México,” an official remittance program of the Federal Reserve Bank, facilitated through the FedGlobal service, to transfer money to Mexico’s central bank at no additional fee.

Not only are we allowing them to access our banking system, but they aren’t even paying a premium for it.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, through its Retail Payments Office, centrally manages the FedGlobal service. Several U.S. banks take advantage of this program. The biggest culprits are Citibank, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo. In 2024 alone, Mexico received $64.745 billion in remittances, marking the 11th straight year of increased growth since 2014. These transfers account for approximately 4 percent of Mexico’s total GDP.

Cutting off the financial incentive to come to the U.S. is arguably the most important battle to win. If that access is gone, millions will have no reason to stay. While this doesn’t fully remove access, Trump’s order is the first strike against the snake that is illegal immigration and the peril that comes with it.