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Posted inPolitics and Government

Venezuelan migrants share stories of their dangerous monthslong journey to Denver

by Manuel Novik and Jennifer Brown 4:00 AM MDT on May 22, 20239:31 AM MDT on May 22, 2023

They saw bodies — including those of children. Some were assaulted on a train, others were kidnapped. They risked run-ins with mafias and corrupt cops.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: There’s a more humane solution than detention to the humanitarian crisis at the border

by Laura Lunn 1:30 AM MDT on Apr 21, 20238:34 PM MDT on Apr 13, 2023

Case management is more effective and less expensive than warehousing asylum seekers, and CoCase management is more effective and less expensive than warehousing asylum seekers, and Colorado has an opportunity to signal its support.

Posted inCrime and Courts

Judge to rule on Teller County sheriff’s partnership with ICE by end of February

by Olivia Prentzel 2:33 PM MST on Jan 26, 20232:42 PM MST on Jan 26, 2023

In closing arguments, ACLU of Colorado says agreement breaks state law, while sheriff’s attorneys counter that after training they are de facto federal agents

Posted inPolitics and Government

Denver bought one-way bus tickets for 1,900 migrants. Here’s where they were going.

by Jennifer Brown and John Ingold 4:59 PM MST on Jan 13, 20235:07 PM MST on Jan 13, 2023

Some of the top destinations were Chicago, New York City, Atlanta, Miami and Dallas

Posted inNews

Denver announces 14-day shelter limit for migrants as Colorado governor stops busing them to other states

by Jennifer Brown 5:19 PM MST on Jan 9, 20237:06 PM MST on Jan 9, 2023

Jared Polis was criticized by fellow Democratic mayors of Chicago and New York City for sending migrants on chartered buses

Posted inOpinion Columns

Carman: Canada offers a road map to solving the global — and the local — immigration crisis

by Diane Carman 3:02 AM MST on Jan 8, 20238:15 AM MST on Jan 6, 2023

Canada sees immigration as part of the solution to labor market shortages and a step toward building a stronger economy

Posted inPolitics and Government

Colorado governor says his plan to bus migrants out of Denver is “night and day” compared with GOP governors

by Jennifer Brown 4:00 AM MST on Jan 5, 20239:59 AM MST on Jan 6, 2023

The monthlong influx of migrants to Denver has cost more than $1.4 million so far, and Polis announced plans to spend $5 million

Posted inOpinion Columns

Nicolais: My New Year’s resolutions for 2023

by Mario Nicolais 3:02 AM MST on Jan 1, 20236:43 PM MST on Dec 30, 2022

There are always a few things each of us can work on to make our life balance a little better

Posted inOpinion Columns

Littwin: The war on Christmas is back, but this time it could turn deadly

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MST on Dec 28, 20224:16 PM MST on Dec 27, 2022

Mike Littwin says the so-called war on Christmas is now for real, as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wished a Merry Christmas to migrants dumped near VP Kamala Harris’ doorstep on a frigid Christmas Eve.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion: Time for Dreamers like me is running out

by Estéfani Peña Figueroa 1:30 AM MST on Dec 21, 202211:54 AM MST on Dec 20, 2022

Unless Congress creates a pathway to citizenship soon, Colorado will lose thousands of workers and hundreds of millions of dollars of economic activity.

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