The bills are in response to aspects of the immigration crackdown that has unfolded under President Trump. “It is increasingly urgent that we, at the very least, provide a remedy,” one lawmaker says.

Congress has shown no serious interest in formally approving a new name for the department.

Government officials laid off close to 900 of the agency’s 1,000 employees.

Organizations said they had already been forced to cut staff and cancel trainings.

Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video urging members of the military to resist “illegal orders” confirmed Wednesday that they are under investigation from the Trump administration.

Colorado lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Wednesday morning and began to settle in for four months of legislating, budget-balancing and politicking as Gov. Jared Polis enters his final year.

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