Denver's Migrant Crisis: City Struggles to Support Discharged Families
TL;DR
Denver is ejecting around 800 migrant families from shelters as it struggles to accommodate the growing number of migrants, with the city at full capacity and facing a potential budget cut of $180 million due to the crisis. The influx of migrants has strained the city's resources, leading to overcrowded shelters, overrun hospitals, and a strain on the health system. Denver, a sanctuary city, has been helping migrants leave by purchasing bus tickets, but the situation has reached a breaking point, with no official policy compelling the local government to provide shelter indefinitely.
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- Denver mayor Mike Johnston: U.S. should let migrants work legally MSNBC
- Denver resumes discharging migrant families with children from shelters Denver 7 Colorado News
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