Denver's Democratic mayor is secretly dumping illegal immigrants, including criminals, into a city near Colorado, and Aurora's mayor wants answers.
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman (R) said Denver Democrat Mike Johnston was trying to push the immigration issue onto non-governmental organizations and nonprofits, which would then pivot and focus on their neighbors. They accuse the city of trying to force mass immigration into the city. Coffman also claims that Johnston is not telling the truth about how all of these migrants, including members of the dangerous Venezuelan street gang Torren de Aragua, ended up in Aurora and other towns. I am doing it.
in Editorial Publisher gazette Coffman said Monday that Johnston reiterated in private conversations that he had no information about where the immigrants were being placed or how many of them had criminal records. said. But Coffman shows that the organizations Johnston paid to free migrants from Denver's hands were required by city contracts to report such data to Denver authorities. revealed the facts.
Coffman said he asked Johnston about immigration, and “Johnston confirmed that the City of Denver has a contract with a nonprofit organization that has 'sent' immigrants from Denver to Aurora, but he does not know how many people there are or where they live. , refused to confirm the resources given to them. He defended the information as not available. ”
Aurora also said that Denver officials have denied records requests from NGOs, saying Mile High cannot release the information because the records contain “personally identifying information” on immigrants.
All of this frustrated Mayor Coffman.
Mr. Coffman lashed out at Mr. Johnston. “Aurora has suffered a national disgrace that tarnished our city's image in ways that could have lasting economic consequences. As Mayor of Aurora, I would like to be transparent with Mayor Mike Johnston, I’m asking you to tell the truth about what you did.”
Meanwhile, Johnston, a far-left Democrat, feigned shock at Coffman's op-ed, saying, “Mayor Coffman and I have a working relationship, so I'm surprised by this.” CBS News Reported.
Worse, he tried to escalate the issue by saying, “The city of Denver won't put anyone anywhere.” Technically he's right. The “placement” will be done by an NGO hired by Denver. But that painful act appears to be at the root of Mr. Coffman's dissatisfaction.
“We give them dollars and they decide on housing,” Johnston explained of the nonprofits the city employs. “Every day we look for where that housing is and identify what vacant units it is. It could go to Thornton, it could go to Northglenn, it could go to Denver.”
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, a 16-year-old girl shot According to a report from the Aurora Police Department, two men broke into her apartment and killed her in her home.
One neighbor told CBS that gunshots can now be heard almost every night and that threats by Tren de Aragua (TdA) are rampant in the area.
Aurora has become a center of TdA activity and national news since last August, when migrants were seen on video brandishing guns in the hallways of several apartment complexes. Donald Trump was furious when he said TdA gang members had taken over the building, but just months later, Aurora police arrested more than 14 suspected gang members and the same apartment building was condemned. Closed.
Meanwhile, the city of Denver has spent more than $356 million on immigration, equating to spending about $8,000 per immigrant over the past few years. And they want more spending on immigration.
As reported by Breitbart News, Mr. Johnston is known for his generous support of President Joe Biden's illegal immigration, and his support for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to fulfill President-elect Donald Trump's deportation mandate. He promised to order city police to physically oppose the effort.
Tom Homan, Trump's nominee for border czar, responded by saying he would jail Johnston if he broke the law protecting illegal immigrants.
“All he has to do is watch the Arizona vs. USA game and realize he's breaking the law. But look, me and the mayor of Denver agree on one thing. He's going to jail, I'm going to put him in jail.
Johnston later tried to recant his militant ideas about using the police, but still claimed that he was proud to be arrested for defending illegal aliens.
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