Author: Nico Brambila
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston to testify before Congress on his biggest stage yet
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston will sit behind a microphone on Wednesday in front a row of U.S. lawmakers on an elevated platform seated behind nameplates that gleam under bright overhead lights to give an account of his handling of the immigration crisis that spilled into America’s interior cities. Summoned by the U.S. House Committee on…
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Denver Public Schools superintendent cuts 38 positions in central office
Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero laid off dozens of employees in the central office to save the district roughly $5 million annually. The 38 eliminated positions will be effective July 1, according to a memo sent to staff on Friday. “We are facing great uncertainty compounded by significant concerns for our future funding from…
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Trump administration defends ICE enforcement policy
The Trump administration has argued that restricting immigration enforcement at or near schools would hinder efforts to curb illegal immigration. This response came as Denver Public Schools sought a temporary restraining order and an injunction to prevent the rollback of a policy limiting such actions in sensitive locations. Earlier this month, the school district filed…
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Trump’s ‘terrorist’ group designation targeting Venezuelan gang a ‘game changer’ in Colorado, officials say
Within hours of being sworn in last month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order designating the Venezuelan prison gang that had begun to stretch its tentacles in the metro Denver region a “terrorist organization.” Will the designation make a difference? The short answer is, yes. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Local law enforcement officials and Aurora…
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Study finds hospital occupancy rates up since COVID-19 pandemic; Colorado better than U.S. average
Post the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. hospital occupancy rate climbed 11% compared to pre-pandemic levels largely because of a national reduction in staffed beds, a new UCLA study has found. From 2009 to 2019, the U.S. had on average 802,000 staffed beds. That number has since dropped to 674,000. This can have huge ramifications as…
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Denver superintendent: ICE officials not allowed on campuses
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A top Denver school official has reiterated a district policy that does not permit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on campus as the Trump administration prepares to crackdown on illegal immigration. In his inauguration speech on Monday, Trump said he will go after criminals…
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Trump’s border czar to Denver mayor: ‘He’s willing to go to jail, I’m willing to put him in jail’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After a firestorm of criticism over his vow to defy a mass deportation effort by the incoming Trump administration, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said Nov. 26 he is mulling over “options” to protect the immigrants unlawfully staying in America. His office did not answer further…
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Illegal immigration top issue for Colorado voters, poll finds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new statewide poll shows illegal immigration emerging as the paramount issue for Colorado voters, with roughly two-in-three viewing the unprecedented influx as a major problem. Conducted by the Colorado Polling Institute, the survey posed an open-ended question to 632 likely voters, asking — among…
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FEMA funding disparity: Texas and New York receive lion’s share of funds for immigration crisis
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly $6 out of every $10 awarded by FEMA last year to help communities respond to the humanitarian crisis driven by waves of immigrants illegally crossing the southern border went to just two states: New York and Texas. Communities and nonprofit organizations in New York…
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FEMA funding disparity: Texas and New York receive lion’s share of funds for immigration crisis
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly $6 out of every $10 awarded by FEMA last year to help communities respond to the humanitarian crisis driven by waves of immigrants illegally crossing the southern border went to just two states: New York and Texas. Communities and nonprofit organizations in New York…