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Consultant's Fee Sparks Controversy Over Sanctuary List Rescind

7/20/2025

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Jeff Small, a consultant, approached Colorado county commissioners with an offer to help them escape a contentious "sanctuary jurisdictions" list—for a fee. Officials saw this as an attempt to extort them. Shortly after, the list was rescinded, while Small insisted he was merely trying to protect counties from losing vital federal funding.

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Story summary

Jeff Small, a consultant, approached Colorado county commissioners with an offer to help them escape a contentious "sanctuary jurisdictions" list—for a fee. Officials saw this as an attempt to extort them. Shortly after, the list was rescinded, while Small insisted he was merely trying to protect counties from losing vital federal funding.