Denver mayor blames Republicans and Trump for $5M cuts to pay for migrant crisis

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Denver mayor blames Republicans and Trump for $5M cuts to pay for migrant crisis
Mayor Mike Johnston, a Democrat, has announced that he is cutting $5 million from public services to pay for the city's illegal immigration crisis.
By Michael Dorgan Fox News

Published February 10, 2024 4:33pm EST Denver is cutting $5 million from public services used by its residents in order to pay for its spiraling illegal immigration costs, with the city’s mayor pinning the blame on Republicans and former President Donald Trump.

Mayor Mike Johnston, a Democrat, announced on Friday that hours will be cut at recreation centers, and in-person vehicle registration renewals at the DMV will end, while the planting of spring flower beds will also be stopped to save the much-needed cash.

The cuts follow the mayor’s decision last month to divert $25 million from the city budget to the migrant crisis. That plan included pulling $10 million from a contingency fund and $15 million from a building remodel. Those actions followed the city’s decision to hold many positions vacant and review new or expanded contracts and programs.

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Denver mayor blames Republicans and Trump for $5M cuts to pay for migrant crisis
The cuts follow the mayor’s decision last month to divert $25 million from the city budget to the migrant crisis.

Here's an idea.  Stop handing out free shit to people who entered this country illegally, and you end up saving yourself $25 million.

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You mean they’re upset that they’re actually becoming the sanctuary city they declared themselves?

https://www.fairus.org/issue/sanctuary-policies/10-largest-sanctuary-cities-united-states

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The City and County of Denver – the capital city of Colorado with a population of 727,000 – became an illegal alien sanctuary on the basis of an April 2014 Sheriff Department memo stating that Denver no longer honors immigration detainers. This was codified into law by a City Council ordinance from August 2017.

Also in 2017, the city stopped sending federal officials its daily booking sheets in order to limit immigration officials awareness of criminal alien activities.

On August 18, 2019, Mexican national Jose Armenta-Vazquez was attempting to burglarize a house in Denver, Colorado, but ran into the homeowner, who was identified as Magistrate Judge David Blackett, and nearly-fatally stabbed them. A month before, the illegal alien had been released by the Denver Sheriff’s Department for the third time despite active immigration detainers. He was arrested for the stabbing in October and, once again, released – despite yet another ICE detainer. He was eventually re-arrested in December and charged in January 2020.