Sanctuary cities respond to Trump deportation plans: ‘We’re preparing to defend our communities’

Leaders from Los Angeles to Chicago organize in preparation of a vengeance-filled Trump agenda

Mike Johnston, the mayor of Denver, joined a drumbeat of local leaders in left-leaning cities across the country earlier this month to say he’s willing to protest the incoming Trump administration’s expected mass deportation efforts.

He told local outlet Denverite that Denver police would be “stationed at the county line” to keep federal authorities out. “It’s like the Tiananmen Square moment with the rose and the gun, right?” he said. He then walked back the comments about using local police, but still said he would protest deportations – even being willing to go to jail for it.

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