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   The latest influx of migrants who arrived by bus to Denver may have   
   surprised local and state officials, but they weren’t completely   
   unexpected, according to immigration advocates.   
      
   Approximately 600 migrants have made their way to Denver over the   
   past several months, according to the city’s emergency operations   
   center, though Colorado was not the final destination for all of   
   them. As of Monday afternoon, 153 migrants were staying in the   
   city’s emergency shelter, 48 in a church-run shelter, 52 had arrived   
   at homeless shelters overnight and 35 were planning to leave the   
   emergency shelter to stay with friends or family.   
      
   Where are the migrants coming from and where are they staying?   
   The bus of about 150 migrants that arrived last week in downtown   
   Denver was not chartered by any organization or sent as a political   
   move. The people arriving had self-funded their way to Denver, said   
   Jennifer Piper, interfaith organizing director for the American   
   Friends Service Committee. Her organization, along with Casa de paz,   
   Colorado Hosting Asylum Network and Denver Community Church are   
   working with the city to shelter migrants in the Denver Welcome   
   Center and to provide resources. Many of the migrants have traveled   
   through El Paso, Texas, and other border towns.   
      
   The migrants came into the U.S. from Central and South America, many   
   from Venezuela, to apply for asylum. About half the people who   
   arrived are looking to rejoin family members and may work some day   
   labor jobs to earn money to get to their next stop, Piper said.   
   About 50-100 people are arriving every day in Denver.   
      
   Some are coming by bus, some by personal vehicle, either making the   
   choice individually or through loosely organized groups, said city   
   spokesperson Jill Lis.   
      
   https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/13/colorado-migrants-venezuela-   
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