Colorado voters rejected Amendment 81 in the 2026 midterms, declining a conservative effort led by Advance Colorado to require police and prosecutors to alert federal immigration authorities within 72 hours of charging people accused of violent crimes who may be undocumented. Critics, including Democratic party chair Shad Murib, said the measure treated charges as convictions — "Being accused of a crime is not the same as being convicted" — and raised concerns about deportation before trial and racial profiling.