Leave it to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston to insist that the city’s sanctuary policies — which restrict local cooperation with federal immigration authorities — actually make the city safer.
As The Denver Gazette reported, Colorado’s capital city has signed onto an amicus brief in two federal cases, joining some 140 Democratic cities, counties and elected officials in defense of Minnesota and Rochester, New York — both sued by the Trump administration over their sanctuary policies.
In a statement, Johnston defended sanctuary cities while accusing the White House of vindictively “defunding” and “punishing” them…