Denver, a sanctuary city, plans to house migrants in elementary school: city hall

Fox News confirmed Friday that a vacant elementary school building in Denver, Colorado, could be converted into a migrant shelter.

A spokesman for Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston said the building had been “identified as a potential shelter for migrants, but nothing is final and there is no paperwork,” adding that the city was “looking for buildings that might be suitable as an emergency shelter.”

A spokesperson for Denver Public Schools, which owns the vacant building, told Fox News: “No decisions have been made yet.”

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Denver is a sanctuary city, which means it does not enforce immigration law or cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

“The location you’re referring to has been studied as a potential site to provide temporary shelter for new arrivals,” Denver City Hall spokesman Jon Ewing told Fox News. “No decisions have been made, and no contracts have been signed.”

“It’s also worth noting that very few new arrivals are currently in shelters. During the month of August, we saw approximately 150 people come through our shelter system, many of whom stayed for only a few hours before moving on to other locations.”

Republican lawmakers have sounded the alarm about sanctuary city and open border policies in light of transnational gang activity in Colorado. The Tren de Aragua gang has been involved in apartment takeovers in Aurora, as shown in a viral surveillance video that surfaced last week.

“The situation in Aurora, Colorado is just the tip of the iceberg of the problems with the Biden-Harris administration’s open borders policy. As gangs invade our cities, Governor Polis and Mayor Coffman are complicit in the violence that is taking place there and putting Americans at risk,” Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna told Fox News Digital.

“These criminals are allegedly involved in human trafficking and the sexual abuse of minors. We must quickly put an end to the wave of illegal immigrants that is sweeping our country and ensure that justice is rendered to the victims of these monstrous acts.”

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Four Venezuelan nationals confirmed to be involved in the Tren de Aragua were arrested in Aurora during a shootout outside one of the invaded apartment buildings on July 28.

In a letter shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation, the Republican lawmakers wrote: “The Biden-Harris administration’s open border policies, coupled with the state of Colorado’s sanctuary policies and the city of Denver’s sanctuary city status, have fueled and exasperated Colorado’s immigration crisis.”

Republican lawmakers who authored the letter include Rep. Chip Roy of Texas and Lauren Boebert, Doug Lamborn and Greg Lopez of Colorado.

“Several local elected officials and the nonpartisan law firm Perkins Coie that was hired to investigate the takeover have confirmed numerous criminal acts committed by TdA gang members, including threats of murder, robbery, extortion, trespassing, assault and battery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, drug crimes, stolen vehicles, human trafficking and sexual abuse of minors,” the letter continued.

“Non-sanctuary cities and surrounding communities have suffered from these policies and lack the resources and authorities to mitigate the influx of illegal immigrants and TdA gang members.”

Aurora City Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky told Fox News Digital: “Denver’s sanctuary policies and their approach to handling this immigration crisis are making the problem even worse and continuing to put America’s children last.”

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The offices of Reps. Roy and Boebert did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment before publication.