Denver city officials want a federal judge to dismiss a United States Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to nullify local laws that supposedly challenge President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans .

"We're not sure if they don't understand the laws or just don't want to follow them," Denver Mayor Mike Johnston says in a statement about the lawsuit today, August 26. "Denver has never violated federal statute. We're not changing our laws, we're not changing our values, and we're not backing down from this meritless lawsuit. The federal government will not be successful in bullying Denver."

The City of Denver filed its countersuit on Monday, August 25, claiming that the DOJ only aims "to conscript Denver into helping the current federal administration achieve its political obj

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