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DENVER | Gov. Jared Polis ordered the state labor department to turn over personal information about people who are providing homes for unaccompanied immigrant children after receiving a subpoena from the Trump administration, according to a whistleblower lawsuit filed Wednesday.
The details of the subpoena were revealed in the lawsuit filed by a director in the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment who argues that turning over the information is a violation of state law.
The April 24 subpoena from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requests the unemployment benefit filings, insurance records and employer information of 35 people who are sponsors of unaccompanie