DENVER — Denver’s local emergency declaration responding to a surge of migrants arriving in the city is not set to expire Jan. 17 after the Denver City Council approved an extension Monday afternoon.
Mayor Michael Hancock signed the emergency order last week after asylum-seekers, many from Venezuela, started showing up in Denver via bus and other modes of transportation, looking for shelter. Hundreds of people have been arriving over the past several months, but the city has seen a large increase in unexpected arrivals over the last two weeks. Nearly half of the migrants were planning to connect with friends or family in other destinations, according to immigration advocates.
Hancock’s emergency order allows Denver to seek state and federal resources to help meet the needs of the people who have been arriving on a daily basis.
