Constitutional Rights Organization Calls on the State of Colorado to Uphold Their Commitment to the Rule of Law and Protect Citizens

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 7, 2025

ACRU Contact: Kristen McDougal
Kristen.McDougal@theacru.org

Constitutional Rights Organization Calls on the State of Colorado to Uphold Their Commitment to the Rule of
Law and Protect Citizens

Colorado – The American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) condemns the officials of the State of Colorado for declaring their state a sanctuary state and violating the safety and security of American citizens.

ACRU was established in 1999 to protect the God-given rights outlined in the U.S. Constitution. ACRU monitors and counters threats to our constitutional rights and promotes government transparency and constitutional government.

Lt. Col. Allen B. West, Executive Director of ACRU, states, “The delusional actions of Colorado leftist elected officials to declare their state a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants is unconstitutional. It is a violation of Article VI, Section 2 of the Constitution, the Supremacy Clause. And to punish law enforcement officers for enforcing the law is abjectly irresponsible and insidious.” Lt. Col. West further declares, “The ACRU condemns the State of Colorado and its decision to put leftist ideological agenda above the safety and security of Coloradans and Americans. We further condemn the action of a Sheriff who is violating his constitutional duty and sacrificing his officers for doing their duty.”

ACRU recently launched The Defender Initiative, which recognizes law enforcement agencies honoring their constitutional oath to protect and to serve by working cooperatively with ICE to identify, process, and detain dangerous immigration offenders per Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Likewise, it exposes oath breakers, like the officials of the State of Colorado, for refusing to cooperate with this critical mission, directly undermining American citizens’ rights to safety and security.

For more information about the Defender Initiative and the American Constitutional Rights Union, visit theacru.org/defenders.

American Constitutional Rights Union is a non-partisan, non-profit public policy organization dedicated to defending all Americans’ constitutionally protected civil rights. theACRU.org