Aurora, Colorado Mayor Mike Coffman accuses Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock of secretly placing migrants in Aurora through nonprofits, claiming it harmed the city's image and potentially its economy. Coffman says Denver refused to disclose details about the placement, citing migrant privacy, but argues the lack of transparency is damaging to Aurora.
Aurora , Colorado Mayor Mike Coffman, whose city became associated with issues involving illegal immigration this past election season, wrote in anCoffman said he learned through a City Journal report that Johnston was using two nonprofits to house the migrants.
The City Journal report discusses how the two nonprofits were working with landlords to place migrants in units and to subsidize their rent. Contracts between the organizations and Denver included the words “in Denver or in the surrounding communities,” according to Coffman, who claimed they were inserted “quietly.”
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