The Justice Department memo issued Wednesday threatens prosecution of state or local officials for “resisting, obstructing, and otherwise failing to comply with lawful immigration-related commands and requests.

No person should face intolerance based on their immigration status,” State Rep. Naquetta Ricks said during a rally at the Colorado State Capitol on Wednesday against new President

University of Denver law professor Ian Farrell dives into the constitutional challenges facing the Trump administration amid its stated goals of mass deportation and other immigration initiatives.

In a letter to Gov. Jared Polis, the lawmakers single out three policies in particular they say make it harder for local law enforcement to work with immigration officers.

Democratic state lawmakers sent a message of solidarity with Latino, Muslim and African immigrant communities as mass deportations loom.

Trump was sworn into office for his second term Monday, promising to deport undocumented people “at a level nobody has ever seen before.”