Denver, CO
Migrants camping near Denver’s Zuni, Speer intersection to be moved into shelters
The City and County of Denver continues to support migrants arriving from Central America and South America. Denver is currently operating seven migrant shelters.
Two more congregate shelter sites will open on Wednesday for the migrants gathered near Zuni Street and West 27th Avenue in Denver. The encampment will be cleared on Wednesday morning.
The downtown encampment has been growing for months. Piles of clothes, furniture and trash bags full of belongings line the tent-filled street. Buses and city services will arrive on Wednesday morning to clear the area and transport migrants to one of two new congregate shelter sites.
Jon Ewing, spokesperson for Denver Human Services, says the encampment is no longer safe.
“It’s not humane. It’s not in the best interest of the people staying there,” Ewing said. “It’s going to be cold this week. Let’s get a roof over their heads. It will also make it easier for us to work with them and get them on to a better solution.”
The goal is to connect migrants to housing or travel to preferred destinations.
The city’s currently sheltering nearly 4,500 migrants. The addition of these two shelters will hold 320 more.
“The ultimate goal once they get into that congregate shelter site is for them not to be there in 30 days. The goal is to get them on to housing or something else,” Ewing explained.
The city’s been hosting housing clinics for the last week.
Ewing says 300 applicants have filed and 95 migrants are either in or on their way to rental homes.
The city will help cover their expenses.
“We got the first month’s rent, we got the deposit, we got the security fees – that’s covered. That’s if you’re working. If you’re not working, we can do this for maybe up to three months with the expectation that you will continue looking for work,” said Ewing.
Ewing acknowledged that finding work has been difficult for many.
CBS Colorado spoke to migrants eager for work and shelter as temps drop.
“It’s getting cold. I’m a man, and I can’t stand it. What these children need is a lot of support,” said Alberto, a Venezuelan migrant living at the encampment. “Supposedly, they are going to take us to a shelter. We don’t know where it is.”
The city’s asked that we do not disclose the location of the two new shelters sites.
Denver continues to remain a welcoming city for all migrants, but DHS says it doesn’t have the resources to aid them forever. As of Jan. 2, the city has supported 35,834 migrants at a cost of more than $36 million.
“We need significant federal funding in the coming year. We’ve been saying that for months. We continue to say because it continues to be true. There is no way that Denver can do this alone and shouldn’t have to,” Ewing said.
The city says it’s grateful for funding it has received so far to support migrant sheltering operations, including a reimbursement award of $3.5 million from the State of Colorado. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has advanced $1.6 million, and approved Denver for reimbursement of up to another $9 million in federal assistance.
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DENVER (KKTV) – A man out of Louisiana suspected of child rape is now in custody in Colorado.
The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force said they arrested 43-year-old James Connolly Tuesday morning in Denver.
The U.S. Marshals Service said Connolly was wanted by West Baton Rouge Parish deputies for first-degree rape of a child under 13 years old.
According to the U.S. Marshals, a full-scale investigation into the allegation was launched, and probable cause was found to file charges.
After an arrest warrant was issued on August 12, they said Connolly was likely aware of the warrant and had fled the state.
On Monday, officials reportedly received information that he could be in Denver. The next day, the U.S. Marshals Service said the Colorado Violent Offender Task Force found Connolly working maintenance for a company near I-270 and York Street in Denver under the name “Alli” with a changed physical appearance.
Officials said Connolly was then positively identified and taken into custody.
“The success of this arrest represents a culmination of extensive cooperative investigative efforts between the U.S. Marshals in Baton Rouge, U.S. Marshals Colorado Violent Offender Task Force – Denver, West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Englewood Police Department, and Colorado Department of Corrections,” the U.S. Marshals Service said in a release.
He’s currently in the Adams County Jail pending extradition back to Louisiana.
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If the 11-2 Denver Broncos are going to obtain Super Bowl glory, they can’t be satisfied with their 10-game winning streak. Next up, the 9-3 Green Bay Packers come to Denver for a fixture that will kick off a run of four tricky games to finish out a season that now promises so much more.
When it comes to the Broncos facing adversity, Patrick Surtain II believes the Broncos have their opponents set up right where they want them.
“That’s what the NFL is all about. Each and every week, a new opponent comes,” Surtain said via 9NEWS‘ Scotty Gange. “Obviously, we’ve got some great opponents coming up for the rest of the year. So if we want to be that team we talk about, these are the games that matter and count.”
Green Bay’s Micah Parsons and Jordan Love will present a much more pressing challenge than the hemorrhaging Las Vegas Raiders did this past Sunday. Regardless of the challenges ahead, within the Broncos’ competitive DNA lies a unique blend of wanting to prove even more while also enjoying the fruits of their labor along the way.
Locker room celebrations have centered around the feel-good vibes of the aptly named “Club Dub,” so keeping the ball rolling certainly has its fringe benefits. Ultimately, Surtain revels more in how this team has stuck together through all the challenges, which makes living in this particular moment a whole lot sweeter.
“Yeah, it feels good finally watching the tide change,” Surtain told Gange. “You know, we stuck with it. There’s a bunch of guys that stuck through the process for a couple of years now. And to finally fulfill this moment, this opportunity—11 wins on the season is not easy to do in this league. So, that was something to be very pleased and happy about.”
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Double-digit winning streaks don’t happen by accident. The finer details matter, especially as the gruelling 17-game campaign rolls on.
The Broncos’ offense mounted its three longest drives of the season in Sin City, statement moves down the field that dramatically tipped the scales in terms of time of possession. Surtain appreciated the in-game breather it gave him and his unit.
“The offense did a heck of a job with their time of possession,” Surtain said via Gange. “Yes, it was saving our legs a little bit. I don’t even know how many plays we had—pretty sure it was pretty low. But shout out to the offense for that. And defensively, we picked it up.”
While the Kansas City Chiefs have been vanquished from the AFC West picture, the Los Angeles Chargers caught a major break on Monday night against the Philadelphia Eagles, keeping them still in the divisional hunt.
Moving forward, the smaller issues and stumbles on the defensive side might require Bo Nix and the offense to continue playing the kind of ball that keeps the lights on in the Broncos’ pop-up Club Dub.
Even so, Surtain and his teammates still have everything laid out in front of them
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