Tag: Immigrants
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Aurora to local governments, nonprofits: Don’t bring immigrants in without coordinating
The Aurora council approved a resolution on Monday night telling other local governments or nonprofits entities to not bring immigrants — who ended up in metro Denver after illegally crossing America’s southern border — into Colorado’s third most populous city. The vote followed disagreement among councilmembers and criticism from some residents who attended the meeting. The…
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Denver mayor joins New York City, Chicago in calling for national immigration strategy
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s Note: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office responded to the newspaper’s request for comment after publication. This version reflects their response. The Democratic mayors of Denver, Chicago and New York City on Wednesday blasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for what they called a “reckless and…
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Denver covers transportation costs for nearly 14,000 immigrants
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Denver has purchased bus, plane and train tickets for almost half of the more than 33,000 immigrants who have traveled to Colorado’s most populous city. Early in the humanitarian crisis, city and state officials estimated 70% of the new arrivals did not…
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Rockies to host naturalization at Coors Field, a year after calling it too ‘political’
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The Colorado Rockies will for the first time host a naturalization ceremony for new citizens at a baseball game later this month in conjunction with Colorado’s federal trial court. The ceremony — which appears to be the first instance in which the U.S. District Court has worked with a Denver-based sports team to host such an event…
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Hundreds of migrants wait for days to be processed at downtown Denver parking garage
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In a parking garage in Denver, people spend their first days in Colorado waiting. The garage downtown is now the temporary home for hundreds of migrants waiting to be processed after arriving in Colorado. The people who’ve come in from Venezuela say there’s little food and they’re sleeping on the ground for days at a…
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Proof of residency no longer required to apply for Denver business license
Applicants wanting a business or occupational license from Denver no longer need to provide proof of legal U.S. residency, according to the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses. The change comes after Senate Bill 21-199 became law on Friday. The new law, called “Remove Barriers To Certain Public Opportunities,” states “verification of lawful presence in…
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Aurora nonprofit to establish facility for refugee, immigrant communities
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Colorado Democrat Joe Neguse launches bid for 2nd Congressional District seat: ‘It’s up to us to fight back’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Vowing to fight President Donald Trump’s “disastrous agenda,” Democrat Joe Neguse, the son of Eritrean immigrants and a former CU regent, declared Tuesday he’s running for the 2nd Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor.…