illegal immigrants
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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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Colorado allocated $9.7M in FEMA funding for illegal immigration crisis, less than last year’s allocation
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The Biden administration has allocated less money to Colorado in the latest round of federal funding for the illegal immigration crisis that Denver officials have struggled to respond to and which has cost the city tens of millions of dollars. And just like year, other cities are poised to get more funding than Denver. The Federal…
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Town hall will tackle the No. 1 issue in the state: immigration | Vince Bzdek
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“They let — I think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country. When they do that, we got a lot of work to do. They’re poisoning the blood of our country. … I said, ‘No, they’re not humans, they’re not humans, they’re animals.’” — Donald Trump, 2024 “Give me your tired, your…
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Town hall will tackle the No. 1 issue in the state: immigration | Vince Bzdek
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“They let — I think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country. When they do that, we got a lot of work to do. They’re poisoning the blood of our country. … I said, ‘No, they’re not humans, they’re not humans, they’re animals.’” — Donald Trump, 2024 “Give me your tired, your…
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Denver mayor defies Justice Department in investigation of illegal immigrant policy
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WASHINGTON – Denver’s mayor is pledging to defy Justice Department investigators who Wednesday demanded information about whether the city and county are withholding information on illegal immigrants. The Justice Department announced it was investigating 23 cities and states accused of restricting information about illegal immigrants who immigration officials want to identify and deport. The city…
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DeGette: Subpoena Trump official who denied abortion to immigrant teen
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WASHINGTON – Colorado U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette is calling on leadership of the House Judiciary Committee to subpoena Department of Health and Human Services officials who denied a 17-year-old rape victim from Mexico a right to have an abortion. The girl was an illegal immigrant being held in federal custody in Texas. The Health and…
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Denver defiant toward Trump after threat on immigration policy
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Words of defiance from state and Denver officials and a federal court’s ruling this week are pushing a dispute over Trump administration immigration policy closer to a confrontation before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Justice Department sent a letter last week to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock threatening to cut off some law enforcement grants if…
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Hancock doubling down, holding immigration forum
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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…
