Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly and District Attorney George Brauchler filed a lawsuit against Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, challenging the constitutionality of a state statute regarding immigration visas.
Filed on Wednesday, the suit also names Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, Director of Public Safety Stan Hilkey, and Division of Criminal Justice Director Matt Luan.
Weekly and Brauchler are challenging the constitutionality of 2021’s House Bill 1060, which sets time frames for completing or denying U-Visa applications. U visas, also known as U nonimmigrant status, are provided to individuals who were victims of certain crimes, have suffered mental or physical abuse and are helping with the detection, investigation, or prosecution of that crime…