Overview

• On June 20, ICE agents attempted to detain Jose Reyes Leon-Deras, a Salvadoran national convicted of child rape in Italy, but he escaped after being tipped off
• Colorado Rapid Response posted images of ICE vehicles and location details on social media platforms, enabling Leon-Deras to evade arrest
• Denver’s 2017 sanctuary ordinance and Mayor Mike Johnston’s pledge to station local police against ICE operations have limited federal cooperation
• Anti-ICE networks nationwide deploy hotlines, encrypted messaging and public alerts to track and broadcast ICE raids in real time
• The incident underlines President Trump’s escalated deportation campaign colliding with growing sanctuary city resistance