Tag: illegal border crossings
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Colorado Springs mayor calls on feds to keep migrant ‘crisis’ from reaching the city
Mayor Yemi Mobolade on Friday called on President Joe Biden and federal partners to help ensure a surge of undocumented immigrants crossing the country’s southern border does not become a ‘crisis’ in Colorado Springs. “Immigration is a federal responsibility. It’s not in the city’s purview but because we have not taken care of the crisis…
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Local nonprofits pledge to serve immigrants after El Paso County leaders ask for assistance to be limited
“…if someone comes up cold and hungry and asks for help, we’re not going to let them go unserved,” said Andy Barton, president and CEO of Catholic Charities of Central Colorado.