central america
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Denver closes last immigrant shelter but will adjust in case of another surge
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Denver has closed the last of its immigrant shelters as the number of people who traveled to Denver after illegally crossing the border has dwindled. Over the past 18 months, some 42,000 immigrants from central and south America traveled to Denver, forcing the city to cut services and freeze hiring in some areas in order…
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Denver Public Schools sees bump in new Spanish-speaking students
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More than 350 new Spanish-speaking students enrolled in Denver Public Schools within the first weeks after an influx of immigrants from South and Central American arrived in the Mile High City, school district data shows. The Denver Gazette requested, under the Colorado Open Records Act, the number of newly enrolled Spanish-speaking students from Nov. 5,…
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Why immigrants from South America choose Denver
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In early November – long before the crisis at the border in El Paso, Texas spilled over into Denver – a bus of immigrants rolled into the Mile High City. Andrea Loya, executive director of Casa de Paz, had been communicating with a volunteer organization in El Paso since August to see if the Denver…
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Immigrants continue arriving in Denver from southern border
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Immigrants from the southern border continue to arrive in Denver – more than 200 came over the holiday weekend – as the city relies on a system of emergency shelters to support them. Since Dec. 9, the city has served approximately 2,295 migrants, according to a Monday news release. Why immigrants from South America choose Denver…
