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NewsApril 14, 2025

New Mexico Changes Law to Allow Non-Citizen Officers

On April 7, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law Senate Bill 364, which allows people with work authorization from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to serve as law enforcement officers.

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NewsFebruary 21, 2024

Some Denver Officials Want to Allow Non-Citizens to Serve as Police

Denver’s city charter requires anyone applying to become a police officer or firefighter to be a U.S. citizen. Denver City Council President Jamie Torres, who represents District 3, says that limits the pool of applicants.

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NewsDecember 15, 2023

LAPD Working to Allow Non-Citizen DACA Officers to Carry Off Duty

The topic of DACA recipients working as police officers is complicated and raises many legal and safety questions, including whether a non-citizen should ever arrest a US citizen and what would happen if a DACA migrant suddenly loses their legal status.

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