AG Drops Suit After Deputy Who Tipped ICE Resigns; Colorado ‘Sanctuary’ Law Showdown Continues

Colorado AG Phil Weiser has dropped his lawsuit against Mesa County Deputy Alexander Zwinck after the deputy resigned, leading a judge to dismiss the case. Zwinck had shared a student’s information via a Signal task-force chat that was relayed to ICE, resulting in her detention in Aurora for two weeks before release on bond. Mesa County disciplined multiple deputies and pledged better training on Colorado’s limits for local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The case underscores an escalating legal fight over informal ICE coordination and state noncooperation laws.