Denver putting a limit on helping migrants. 14 days in emergency shelters is new limit
Mayor Michael Hancock has ordered the city to begin decommissioning rec centers as shelters for migrants arriving in the city. The city has also begun informing people arriving that they can only stay at emergency shelters for 14 days upon arrival.
Hancock said the city does not yet have an exact timeline on decommissioning the rec centers, and that Denver will look for community partnerships and the use of city buildings that do not serve the public for additional support.
“We gotta get the rec centers back to their intended purpose,” Hancock told Denverite Monday.
The Archdiocese of Denver said last week that it was considering using the Mullen Home, which once functioned as an elder care center, as a shelter after Hancock asked for help. A spokesperson for the Archdiocese said there was no update on that plan as of Monday.
https://denverite.com/2023/01/09/denver-emergency-migrant-shelter-shut-down/