In response to heightened concern over tactics by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office reissued guidance on how to respond to ICE, including this directive: If ICE attempts to enter your home without a judicial warrant, call 911.
After publishing that story, Boulder Reporting Lab heard from readers who were skeptical. We followed up with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office and the Boulder Police Department to ask how they would respond to such a call. Both agencies said they would come to the scene and evaluate whether a law enforcement response is warranted, just as they would for any other 911 call.
“I want people to be confident that when they call the Sheriff’s Office that we’re going to come and we’re going to do what’s right,” said Vinnie Montez, a public information officer with the Sheriff’s Office. “We value organizational excellence; we value life. We value the things that people in Boulder County expect us to value.”…