Denver City Council is preparing to pass an ordinance intended to boot air carriers that operate flights for immigration enforcement from Denver International Airport.
The measure, introduced by Councilwoman Shontel Lewis in May, proposes that businesses and their employees in the City and County of Denver shall “comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances and other governmental orders or rules or regulations.” It’s less than a page long and may seem redundant on the surface, because why does city council have to pass a law just to tell businesses to follow the law?
According to Lewis, it’s actually a way to kick out airlines and other businesses that provide services for federal immigration deportations. So far, the measure has quietly moved through the council, receiving unanimous approval in its initial vote on June 1, with a final vote scheduled for Monday, June 8…