Denver Mayor Says He Wasn’t Aware of the Issue of an Illegal Released by Police Instead of Having ICE Pick Him Up at the Station

BURNETT You did face ░░░░░░░░ tough questions from Congressman ░░░░░░░░ Jordan And I want ░░░░░░░░ ask you about this ░░░░░░░░ because his questioning was ░░░░░░░░ the recent release of ░░░░░░░░ suspected Venezuelan gang member ░░░░░░░░ Denver shown here in ░░░░░░░░ post So ICE in ░░░░░░░░ says that agents were ░░░░░░░░ to arrest this man ░░░░░░░░ public rather than inside ░░░░░░░░ jail They said he ░░░░░░░░ released on Friday and ░░░░░░░░ he assaulted the officers ░░░░░░░░ I want to play ░░░░░░░░ of your exchange with ░░░░░░░░ Jordan at the hearing ░░░░░░░░ starts Jordan The ICE ░░░░░░░░ got assaulted didn t ░░░░░░░░ JOHNSTON I reviewed the ░░░░░░░░ sir Jordan Had to ░░░░░░░░ the guy didn t ░░░░░░░░ JOHNSTON Would you like ░░░░░░░░ to answer sir Jordan ░░░░░░░░ I d like your ░░░░░░░░ did they tase him ░░░░░░░░ I know that there ░░░░░░░░ six officers that had ░░░░░░░░ tasers Jordan It was ░░░░░░░░ safer for the ICE ░░░░░░░░ who are part of ░░░░░░░░ community No way was ░░░░░░░░ safer The safest thing ░░░░░░░░ do is to say ░░░░░░░░ we got him in ░░░░░░░░ Come here We re ░░░░░░░░ We held him 345 ░░░░░░░░ We can t hold ░░░░░░░░ a second longer We ░░░░░░░░ t wait for you ░░░░░░░░ come inside the building ░░░░░░░░ gotta let him go ░░░░░░░░ you have to arrest ░░░░░░░░ in the parking lot ░░░░░░░░ is how stupid sanctuary ░░░░░░░░ are Clip ends BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ know you obviously would ░░░░░░░░ issue or umbrage with ░░░░░░░░ way that he presented ░░░░░░░░ but does he have ░░░░░░░░ point Does that situation ░░░░░░░░ what happened in that ░░░░░░░░ in Denver show something ░░░░░░░░ must change JOHNSTON Yeah ░░░░░░░░ mean we ve had ░░░░░░░░ established policy to do ░░░░░░░░ We ve done it ░░░░░░░░ times and never had ░░░░░░░░ issue What happens is ░░░░░░░░ we have someone in ░░░░░░░░ custody that ICE wants ░░░░░░░░ to they ask for ░░░░░░░░ we notify when they ░░░░░░░░ be released and where ░░░░░░░░ are different than some ░░░░░░░░ the other cities today ░░░░░░░░ that we do actually ░░░░░░░░ ICE so they can ░░░░░░░░ them up This is ░░░░░░░░ first time I ve ░░░░░░░░ been aware there s ░░░░░░░░ an incident There were ░░░░░░░░ ICE officers there The ░░░░░░░░ was unarmed We walked ░░░░░░░░ right out into a ░░░░░░░░ location That s a ░░░░░░░░ lot that s fenced ░░░░░░░░ he can be detained ░░░░░░░░ so again it s ░░░░░░░░ safely before I ve ░░░░░░░░ out to ICE We ░░░░░░░░ going to meet with ░░░░░░░░ next week If there ░░░░░░░░ procedures we can adjust ░░░░░░░░ make it safer we ░░░░░░░░ open to that But ░░░░░░░░ has been a procedure ░░░░░░░░ s worked for a ░░░░░░░░ long time We ve ░░░░░░░░ had an issue until ░░░░░░░░ week.”