Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank wants the Small Business Administration to move its Denver office to Colorado Springs as part of the federal agency’s plan to relocate regional headquarters out of “sanctuary” cities.

Crank, who represents Colorado Springs and El Paso County, extended the invitation in a letter to SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler, who announced on Thursday that the SBA plans to close its offices located in Denver and five other municipalities “that do not comply with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”

In addition to Denver, the announcement listed Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, New York and Seattle as cites whose SBA offices would be relocated to “less costly, more accessible locations,” though it didn’t say where the offices would land.

“Sanctuary state and city policies have consequences, and moving the SBA out of Denver is a prime example,” Crank said in a statement. “It is important that SBA offices are located not in major cities-dominated by large corporations and run-away governments — but in locations where safety is prioritized, and innovation propels the local economy.”

Crank questioned Denver Mayor Mike Johnston in a tense exchange during a House committee hearing Wednesday that focused on the city’s policies related to federal immigration enforcement.

Johnston denies Denver is a “sanctuary city,” but Crank and other Colorado Republicans say there’s no other way to describe the city’s refusal to cooperate fully with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and other officials seeking to enforce federal immigration law.

In his letter to Loeffler, Crank said Denver was a prime example of the cities whose policies the Trump administration was targeting.

“These cities, like Denver, are more interested in appeasing far-left radicals than protecting their constituents and refuse to cooperate with reasonable federal immigration policies,” Crank wrote. “It would be irrational for the federal government to continue forcing public servants to come to work in cities that are uninterested in keeping them safe.”

Crank added that Colorado Springs, the state’s second-largest city, was a “short move” from Denver, so relocating SBA operations there would minimize service lapses or staffing turnover. With its large military presence, the location would also give the agency a chance to recruit employees from the area’s large pool of military spouses, Crank added, in line with a Trump administration priority to hire military spouses.

The Small Business Administration operates regional offices in 56 states, territories and the District of Columbia, with most states — including Colorado — having a single office but a handful, including California and Texas, home to several.