Tag: migrants
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Critics blast Colorado Springs’ migrant response plan as vague
A document about undocumented immigrant response that the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management presented to Colorado Springs City Council last week created confusion and elicited criticism from some elected officials who characterized it as short-sighted. “I am quite frankly shocked that this was supposedly months of planning. … There is no plan. There is…
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Colorado Springs councilman criticizes city immigrant response plan as ‘vague’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management has a broad plan to guide Colorado Springs’ response if a “significant” number of immigrants crossing U.S. borders come into the city, but one councilman criticized the plan as “vague.” Andrew Notbohm, director of the regional emergency…
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Colorado Springs councilman criticizes city immigrant response plan as ‘vague’
The Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management has a broad plan to guide Colorado Springs’ response if a “significant” number of immigrants crossing U.S. borders come into the city, but one councilman criticized the plan as “vague.” Andrew Notbohm, director of the regional emergency management office, told the council at its work session Monday…
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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.
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WATCH: Venezuelan migrants make dangerous journey to United States
In a video shared with the Denver Gazette by a recent Venezuelan migrant named Bryan, migrants are seen resting on the journey from Venezuela to the United States, where the ultimately ended up in Denver shelter. Most it had taken nearly a year to reach the United States, with most citing Venezuela’s crippling economic conditions…
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Busload of migrants arrives in Denver
A group of asylum-seeking migrants was bussed to Denver early Friday morning. The group consisted of individuals from Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador and Nicaragua.