Colorado e-filing system reportedly requires lawyers to pledge not to aid ICE

Lawyers in Colorado claim the state court’s e-filing system requires them to certify that they will not share personal information to assist ICE or federal immigration enforcement.

Multiple attorneys at

Covenant Law founder Ian Speir screenshots published An alleged electronic form that Colorado must accept to gain access to the court filing system.

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Fox News Digital’s review of the website revealed that the page in question was not publicly available and was only accessible by attorneys registered in Colorado.

“I certify under penalty of perjury that I will not use or disclose personally identifiable information as described below. [the act] Obtained from this database for the purpose of investigating, participating in, cooperating with, or assisting in federal immigration enforcement, including the enforcement of civil immigration laws, and pursuant to 8 USC Sec. 1325 or 1326,” the message reads, asking attorneys to “accept” or “decline,” unless required by federal or state law or necessary to comply with a subpoena, warrant or order issued by the court.

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“Colorado now requires attorneys in the state to promise not to cooperate with federal authorities in enforcing federal immigration law as a condition of their entry into the court e-filing system,” Speir said in response to X.

Speir added that he does not practice immigration or criminal law and that nothing in his cases would be legal-related. But “he cannot log into the state’s official e-filing system without saluting the Resistance.”

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“I now cannot represent my clients, file cases, access cases, file documents in existing cases,” he said, adding he chose the “accept” option “under protest.”

“The bottom line here is that Colorado appears to be illegally encroaching on the private sector He has “deployed lawyers across the state to advance anti-federal protection policies,” Speir told Fox News Digital later Friday.

Attorney and former law professor Matt Barber added to X that the oath the state expects from lawyers is “indefensible.”

Barber’s announcement he said The Colorado Judicial Department implemented an “updated certification process” as of March 30 to comply with the new law.

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The original app was paused in September for “additional review,” the agency said in its notice.

“The majority of CCE information remains publicly available; this requirement only affects access to nonpublic personally identifiable information as defined by law,” the agency said in its new terms, adding that attorneys who choose to decline the settlement must complete a “brief certification” to proceed.

“Democrats are returning to their Confederate roots,” another critic quipped, citing a screenshot of the 1956 law that outlines “seditious conspiracy” as opposing or “obstructing” federal authority by force.[ing] … the application of any law of the United States.”

Fox News contributor Guy Benson added: “Major cases: Now.”

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Fox News Digital has reached out to the Colorado Judicial Department, Governor Jared Polis and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for comment.

2025 lawWritten by Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, and Sen. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, it also prevents civilian arrests of people in courthouses and “military force.”[s]“Entering Colorado without administrative authorization from other states is prohibited unless acting in accordance with federal orders.

It also eliminates the requirement that those applying for college admissions or a driver’s license sign a form stating that they are applying to be legally present in the United States.