In a letter to Gov. Jared Polis, the lawmakers single out three policies in particular they say make it harder for local law enforcement to work with immigration officers.

Standing behind a lectern in the Colorado State Capitol building, State Rep. Naquetta Ricks reflected on the harrowing conflict that forced her to leave West Africa for Aurora. Her family escaped the civil war in Liberia after her mother’s fiance was murdered by a firing squad.

Trump was sworn into office for his second term Monday, promising to deport undocumented people “at a level nobody has ever seen before.”