- The city launched a program Tuesday aimed at getting information from landlords about properties that rent for $2,000 a month or less.
- The number of migrants housed in shelters has decreased in recent weeks, after peaking at 5,200 in mid-January.
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Denver officials have asked landlords to rent to immigrants who will need housing after the city closed several temporary hotel shelters as the number of new arrivals dwindles.
The city on Tuesday launched a program aimed at getting information from landlords about properties that rent for $2,000 a month or less, with officials sending emails to rental property owners asking if they would be interested in renting to immigrants. .
Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston said last month that the city would close four new migrant shelters, saving up to $60 million from the projected $180 million cost of the crisis.
Johnston’s decision comes as the number of migrants housed in shelters has declined in recent weeks, after peaking at 5,200 in mid-January, according to reports. Denverite. Currently, the city is home to less than 2,000 people.
“We’ve canvassed every landlord that we have connections with,” city Human Services spokesperson Jon Ewing told Fox 31. “Basically, I said, listen, we’re going to have some newcomers that are going to need housing.” .
Denver officials have asked landlords to rent to immigrants who will need housing, as the city plans to close several temporary hotel shelters.
Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston said last month that the city would close four new migrant shelters, saving up to $60 million.
Johnston’s decision comes as the number of migrants housed in shelters has declined in recent weeks, after peaking at 5,200 in mid-January.
Ewing added that the city has been able to obtain work permits for 1,3000 immigrants in recent weeks so they can earn money and pay rent.
Last month, Johnston announced he would cut $5 million from his Parks and Recreation and DMV budgets as he faces a staggering $180 million bill to house immigrants in 2024.
Denver welcomed more than 38,000 new immigrants in just one year, mostly from Venezuela, and the city provided shelter to up to 38,861 asylum seekers at a cost of $58 million so far.
The sanctuary city, which already has 700,000 residents, has been struggling to expand its limited housing stock. Denver, like other cities like New York, is facing the brunt of the national influx crisis at the southern border.
Some of the influx came from Texas, where Governor Abbott has been transferring overwhelming numbers of asylum seekers to Democratic states and cities to ease the burden on the Lone Star State.
The sanctuary city, which already has 700,000 residents, has been struggling to expand its limited housing stock.
As a result of rampant overcrowding, Denver’s streets are now flooded with tents.
As a result of rampant overcrowding, Denver’s streets are now flooded with tents. One business said there are 200 on their street, meaning customers couldn’t even get through the door.
Mayor Johnston told America’s Newsroom: He talked about what he believes would provide a potential solution, saying, ‘When people come to our city, we want them to (have) the ability to work.
‘If they have work authorization when they arrive, they can go to work and support themselves immediately, (they) don’t need federal or state support.’
Denver is a city where migrants are routinely transported after entering the U.S. as the crisis at the border continues, and CBP’s record for migrant encounters was broken in December at more than 302,000.
Arrests for illegal crossings at the U.S. border with Mexico fell by half in January from record highs in December to the third lowest month of Biden’s presidency. But officials fear those numbers could eventually rise again, particularly as the November presidential election approaches.