Denver Mayor Michael Hancock will co-host a public forum Saturday, Feb. 11, to help tell immigrants and other community members about what the city can and will do in response to President Donald Trump’s recent executive actions regarding immigration.

In a statement released the same day Trump announced a ban on immigration from several mostly Muslim nations, Hancock said it was unfortunate Trump took the action, after Denver and other cities across the country, “have continually looked to and asked for Washington to act on comprehensive immigration reform.”

“Instead, communities and families will now be penalized for the federal government’s failure to act,” Hancock said. “The executive orders signed today put our economic security as a nation at risk, and I am deeply disappointed. We are a proud nation of immigrants and Denver’s number one priority is the safety, health and wellbeing of everyone who lives in our city. That is why we will not support taking unlawful or unconstitutional actions on behalf of our federal law enforcement, while continuing to comply with federal immigration laws.”

Trump also announced plans to follow through on his campaign promise to build a wall along the Mexican border and threatened to withhold money from so-called sanctuary cities, a description often given to Denver.

Hancock added Denver has a history of being a city of opportunity for everyone, “and we have every intention to maintain our character. This is about what is best for the residents of Denver, and I will remain steadfast in doing everything I can to protect our people – immigrants or not – and protect their rights.”

Recently, the Denver Post reported that Hancock had instructed the city attorney to assemble a team of outside legal experts to review the city’s immigration and refugee policies, including determining what the city can do to protect DACA students – children whose parents brought them to the U.S. illegally but were granted reprieve from deportation by President Barack Obama under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.

The Post also noted Hancock released a video that said he welcomed the “sanctuary city” label if it means Denver welcomes and cares for refugees and immigrants. That followed an earlier news conference where Hancock argued that since their no lean definition of the term, Denver was not a sanctuary city.

The Saturday, Feb. 11, forum is scheduled for noon at Place Bridge Academy, 7125 Cherry Creek North Dr. Acting U.S. Attorney for Colorado Bob Troyer and American Civil Liberties Union Legal Director Mark Silverstein are listed as forum co-hosts.