The Denver Sheriff’s Department will pay a $10,000 fine for discriminating against job applicants who aren’t U.S. citizens.
The U.S. Department of Justice imposed the penalty, after finding the sheriff’s department had been illegally requiring that applicants for deputy positions be U.S. citizens, according to a statement issued Monday.
As part of the settlement, Denver will also reconsider applicants who were disqualified and train human resources staff to comply with federal law.
The Denver Sheriff Department said in a post on Twitter, “While we didn’t commit this violation intentionally, we accept responsibility.”
