Across Colorado and beyond, our communities are witnessing a disturbing rise in masked law enforcement actions, unchecked ICE raids, and the targeting of immigrants, students, and political dissenters—including lawful U.S. residents. These actions are being carried out with secrecy and force, silencing voices and spreading fear.

🔍 What’s Happening

• On February 5, ICE agents stormed four apartment buildings in Denver and Aurora—tearing through doors, entering homes without warrants, and firing rubber bullets at innocent tenants.
• On March 17, immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra, honored by Time Magazine as one of the world's most influential people, was detained during her shift at a Denver Target despite having no criminal record.
• On June 27, Andrea Velez, a 32-year-old U.S. citizen, was forcibly taken by masked agents in Los Angeles. Her family feared she had been kidnapped, only to discover the perpetrators were federal immigration officials.

These alarming events exemplify a growing pattern: secretive, militarized operations carried out by unmarked federal agents who operate under the veil of anonymity. This is not just a federal concern—it’s a Colorado crisis.

💡 What We’re Demanding
 We call on Colorado lawmakers to introduce legislation that ensures:

• 🚫 No masks or facial coverings during ICE detentions or arrests.
• 🛡️ Clear identification of the DHS agency involved (ICE, CBP, etc.).
• 👮‍♂️ Display of visible insignia or uniforms, making agents unmistakably identifiable to the public.

Public safety depends on trust and transparency, not fear. Communities must never be left wondering who is detaining their neighbors—or why.

⚖️ Why It Matters
 These masked operations mimic tactics used by secret police in authoritarian regimes and contradict the practices of local law enforcement. We believe those who enforce the law should do so visibly, with accountability. Colorado must not become a place where people fear being disappeared in broad daylight.

This is a call to action. Not just for immigrants—but for all Coloradans who believe in justice, civil liberties, and democratic values. We demand an end to anonymous law enforcement and a return to transparency.

✍️ Sign this petition to protect our communities and affirm that ICE anonymity has no place in a democracy.

 

We the people of Colorado Propose the following Legislation:

 (1) A law enforcement officer, while interacting with a member of the public in the performance of the law enforcement officer's duties, shall wear appropriate identification and shall not wear a mask or personal disguise.

(2) A law enforcement officer is not required to wear appropriate identification during a covert operation.

(3) A law enforcement officer may wear a mask in any of the following circumstances:

(a) To prevent the law enforcement officer from contracting an airborne disease, the law enforcement officer may wear a mask that is designed to prevent the transmission of airborne disease.

(b) To protect the law enforcement officer from airborne toxins that could trigger illness in an individual immediately or in the future, the law enforcement officer may wear a mask that protects against exposure to the airborne toxins.

(c) To protect the law enforcement officer from physical harm while engaged in high-risk situations, including, but not limited to, a shootout, standoff, hostage-taking situation, or terrorist situation, the law enforcement officer may wear a mask that provides physical protection to the face.

(4) A law enforcement officer who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00.

(5) As used in this section:

(a) "Appropriate identification" means items that display both of the following:

(i) The law enforcement officer's name or badge number.

(ii) The full name or initials of the law enforcement officer's employing law enforcement agency.

(b) "Covert operation" means an operation during which a law enforcement officer must conceal the officer's identity or purpose to investigate and gather evidence of criminal activity.

(c) "Law enforcement officer" includes both of the following:

(i) A peace officer as that term is defined in section 16-3-110 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

(ii) A federal law enforcement officer.

(d) "Personal disguise" means any alteration of an individual's appearance with the intent to conceal the individual's identity or mislead others.