Aurora, Colorado Mayor Mike Coffman alleges Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock is secretly placing migrants in Aurora through contracts with nonprofits. Coffman claims Hancock refuses to disclose the number of migrants, their housing locations, or the resources provided. Coffman criticizes the lack of transparency and argues that the contracts' wording allows Hancock to deflect responsibility if the placement becomes public.
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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