Denver advocacy group, immigrants protest city's new immigration strategy

DENVER — The City of Denver's new immigration strategy is facing criticism. Housekeys Action Network Denver and several immigrants hosted a protest of the new plan on S. Zuni Street Sunday afternoon.

Bastidas argued that more families will be forced to live on the street since the new program is only available to 1,000 people. “Every new migrant that comes is going to be left to fend for themselves after 24 to 72 hours," said Reeves."It's a slap in the face and an offensive period of time.”Denver has never turned anyone away and never will. We will still provide temporary shelter so that new arrivals to our city have a place to stay and we will still help them get to family, friends or other networks of support. We will still provide meals and we will still address immediate medical concerns.

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