Activists against Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in Denver, Colorado, on Friday thwarted efforts from law enforcement officers to detain an illegal immigrant wanted in Italy for child rape.
ICE Colorado said that agents attempted to detain Salvadoran national Jose Reyes Leon-Deras, who was convicted of child rape in Italy, when members of a local anti-ICE group alerted him to their presence, allowing him to escape.
“During our surveillance of Leon, members of Colorado Rapid Response arrived on scene and alerted him to law enforcement’s presence, which allowed him to escape arrest,” ICE Colorado said. “Groups like this interfere with ICE’s ability to keep communities safe.”
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston previously promised to station police officers throughout the city to prevent ICE agents from conducting deportations, and a 2017 city ordinance limits officials from cooperating with ICE.
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