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Rand Paul Claims Mayor of Denver Will Be Removed From His Office If He Tries to Interfere With Federal Deportation Measures

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On Sunday, Senator Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, reportedly stated that the far-left mayor of Denver will be removed from office if he continues to hinder the ability of federal immigration officers to carry out deportations in his city.

In response to statements made by the radical mayor Mike Johnston, who stated that he would deploy the Denver Police Department “at the county line” to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers from entering the city, Paul has made similar statements.

Johnston stated that he was “not afraid” of being detained and that it would become a “Tiananmen Square moment” if the Trump administration tried to enforce the law in Denver. He also stated that he is willing to be arrested over the matter.

CBS News was informed by Paul, who is a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, that Johnston will be removed from office if he attempts to disrupt the operations of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the city of Denver.

“The mayor of Denver, if he’s going to resist federal law, which there’s a longstanding history of the supremacy of federal law, if he’s going to resist that, it will go all the way to the Supreme Court. And I would suspect that he would be removed from office.” Paul said.

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“I don’t know whether or not there’d be a criminal prosecution for someone resisting federal law, but he will lose. And people need to realize that what he is offering is a form of insurrection, where the states resist the federal government.” he added.

“The mayor of Denver is on the wrong side of history, and, really, I think, will face legal ramifications if he doesn’t obey the federal law,” he concluded.

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