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IMMIGRATION
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"We will demonstrate humanity and compassion here."
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock

The Colorado Hosting Asylum Network is an organization that adapts to a constantly changing political climate. We at CHAN are always watching the news to stay up to date with the most efficient ways to respond to communicate and host our guests.

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Here are the stories that we read to learn what will happen next. 

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Mayor Michael Hancock declares state of emergency as migrants continue to arrive in Denver
Updated: 12-16-2022

By:  Saja Hindi and The Denver Post

 

Mayor Michael Hancock issued an emergency declaration for the city and county of Denver on Thursday in response to the surge of migrants who have arrived over the past 10 days.

Since Monday, 247 migrants have made their way to Denver through various modes of transportation. Seventy-five arrived at local homeless shelters overnight — a time that Hancock noted puts even more pressure on the system because of the cold weather.

Hancock reiterated at a news conference Thursday that the migrants and asylum seekers were coming either on their own or at the encouragement of nonprofit organizations at the border that have provided recommendations for places they can go without advanced notice. Many have made their way to Denver via El Paso, Texas.

The declaration alerts Gov. Jared Polis that Denver is enacting a state of local emergency, and therefore allows the city, businesses and residents to apply for funding from the federal and state governments. It also gives Hancock more flexibility with spending, so the city can get what it needs more quickly...

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Photo: Saja Hindi, The Denver Post

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Migrants bused from southern border to New York City enter a backlogged and broken asylum system
Updated: 11-08-2022

By Anderson Cooper, 60 Minutes

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For months buses from the U.S./Mexico border carrying tens of thousands of men, women and children from Central and South America have been arriving in New York, Chicago and Washington D.C. They were organized by the Republican governors of Texas and Arizona and the Democratic mayor of El Paso, and paid for mostly by taxpayers. Greg Abbott, Texas' governor, said the buses would give liberal, sanctuary cities "a taste" of what his state has had to deal with for years.  Many of those coming to New York were Venezuelans fleeing poverty, violence, and authoritarian rule and hoping to apply for asylum. But the process can take years and, for much of that time, they aren't allowed to work. Caring for these new arrivals has been a big challenge and it's drawn attention to a long-standing and bipartisan failure to fix the nation's broken asylum system...

Produced by Andy Court. Associate producers, Julie Holstein, Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Annabelle Hanflig.

CHAN depends on the generosity of our volunteers and hosts, during this busy time. 

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