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   The “unprecedented” number of migrants landing in Denver in recent   
   weeks has grown so quickly that the city announced plans to once   
   again shorten the length of time individuals can stay in temporary   
   shelters — though it’s extended the time limit for families.   
      
   Denver city leaders also requested assistance from the Colorado   
   National Guard in the last week. But because the state had not   
   declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard,   
   state officials instead sent civilian employees to help.   
      
   On Tuesday, 122 migrants arrived in Denver, bringing the number of   
   people staying in temporary shelters to 2,510, according to city   
   data. The recent influx has been driven in part by charter buses   
   sent to Denver and other cities by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s   
   administration as that state contends with a sharp increase in   
   crossings at the Mexican border.   
      
   “Over the past week the daily average of new arrivals is nearly   
   300,” a city news release stated. “These unprecedented numbers are   
   up sharply from even mid-September, when the daily average of   
   newcomers to Denver was 125 and the shelter population was 1,200.”   
      
   The city release says the influx “is affecting shelter capacity and   
   straining staffing availability.” It is the third major wave of   
   migrant arrivals since the city began seeing significant numbers of   
   migrants in December. This week’s total in shelters now exceeds last   
   winter’s peak by several hundred.   
      
   Starting Wednesday, adult migrants — many of them seeking asylum   
   from Venezuela — will be allowed to remain in city-run temporary   
   shelters for 14 days instead of 21 under the city’s revised limits.   
   Families with children can stay for 37 days instead of 30, allowing   
   them more time.   
      
   “I think we would all agree that we’re strained and we’re strained   
   in multiple ways,” Denver Human Services spokesperson Jon Ewing   
   said.   
      
   That’s why the city requested additional help from the state. Ewing   
   said the governor’s office has continued working closely with   
   Denver, providing monetary support, resources and staffing.   
      
   Conor Cahill, a spokesperson for the governor’s office, said in a   
   statement Tuesday that in the last week, “we provided 40 new staff   
   positions to support Denver on the ground, and the state continued   
   its role supporting our nonprofits by allocating another $1 million   
   towards their missions to support Denver’s work.”   
      
   That includes helping migrants who want to stay in Colorado to find   
   more permanent housing and jobs (if they have obtained temporary   
   protected legal status that was allowed recently by the federal   
   government). City and state leaders have said that a majority of the   
   migrants are stopping in Denver temporarily on their way to other   
   U.S. cities.   
      
   https://www.denverpost.com/2023/10/04/denver-migrants-colorado-   
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