immigrants
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Denver to close four immigrant shelters, starting with Aurora
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Next week when Denver begins closing shelters used to temporarily house immigrants, officials will start with the shelter in Aurora that has driven a wedge between the two cities. The shelter is one of four hotels that Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said earlier this week the city would be shuttering over the next month, a…
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Aurora approves resolution deterring immigrants
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The Aurora City Council approved a resolution Monday night stating that the city of Aurora does not have the funding or resources to handle immigrants being brought into the city. The vote came after disagreement among councilmembers and backlash from community members who attended the meeting. The resolution was first considered at a council committee…
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Student enrollment down statewide, up in Denver because of newly arriving immigrants
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Student enrollment statewide declined for a second year with new data from the Colorado Department of Education showing a loss of about 1,800 students on what’s called the October count, which is used to determine funding levels for school districts. “On a percentage basis, it’s a fairly small change,” said Jennifer Okes, chief school operations…
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Immigrants pose ‘difficult dilemma’ for Denver Health, justices draw line on fines against firm-switching lawyers | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 16, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Denver Health – the city’s hospital safety net – saw $10 million in additional “uncompensated care” in the last year, which the health system attributed to the tens of thousands of medical visits from immigrant patients from South and Central America. The rise…
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Homeless and jobless, immigrants ask Denver City Council to help them get work permits
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Dozens of immigrants who crossed America’s southern border illegally and now live on Denver’s streets showed up at a City Council meeting Tuesday, pleading with the local officials to help them obtain work permits. They were among the nearly 36,000 immigrants – the majority from South and Central America – who arrived in Denver within…
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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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Denver opens second recreation center to shelter immigrants
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Denver has received more than 300 immigrants since December 6. But the first shelter city officials set up at a local recreation center is already at capacity, prompting them to open a second at a recreation center. While officials allowed media to tour the second recreation center emergency shelter, they asked its location not be…
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Non-citizens now eligible to apply for Denver business license
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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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DENVER COUNCIL NEWCOMERS | Meet District 3’s Jamie Torres
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Jamie Torres, councilwoman-elect for Denver’s District 3. District 3, the West Denver area that Jamie Torres was elected to serve on the City Council, is a bit different from some of the other districts that chose new council members in the June 4 runoff election. As with all those districts, the issues of housing and…
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Insights: Colorado’s Cory Gardner rides the Trump roller coaster from Yuma to the spotlight
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Coloradans in the U.S. House and the Senate seem to have a handle on this Trump thing. And Colorado Politics is no longer the only institution taking note. And sometimes that means saying nothing at all. Lots of publications have been heaping praise on Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner of Yuma for his willingness to choose his…
