Denver asks border officials to hand out flyers discouraging migrants from seeking shelter in sanctuary city

Denver recently asked Texas border officials to hand out flyers discouraging migrants from seeking shelter in the sanctuary city, citing “exhausted” resources, the Daily Mail and Breitbart reported.

Matthew Mueller, the executive director for Denver’s Office of Emergency Management, sent a letter to Texas officials in Brownsville, El Paso, Houston, and Dallas, requesting that they provide migrants with flyers that state Denver will not be able to provide shelter and other resources to incoming migrants.

According to documents obtained by Breitbart, Mueller explained that the Colorado city “can no longer provide the same level of sheltering resources to newly arriving persons.” He also noted that Denver has reduced the maximum length of time individuals can stay at city-operated shelters as of October 4, the outlet reported.

Approximately 21,000 migrants have relocated to Denver this year. Currently, there are roughly 2,510 migrants utilizing the city’s shelters. The city estimates it has spent $26 million providing resources and addressing the migrant crisis.

“Denver’s resources have been exhausted,” the city’s flyer states. “Asylum seekers without children in city shelters have been given a 14-day stay limit in shelter.”

“If you are coming to Denver seeking shelter, it is important for you to have a plan. The city cannot provide shelter long-term,” the flyer continues. “Housing in Denver is very expensive and there aren’t many affordable housing options available.”

The Denver Post reported that the city requested help from the Colorado National Guard, but troops could not be activated since a state of emergency has not been declared. Instead, civilian employees were sent to assist with the migrant crisis.

“Over the past week the daily average of new arrivals is nearly 300,” the city reported. “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.”

A couple of weeks ago, New York City officials announced they would hand out flyers discouraging migrants from moving to the Big Apple. According to the city’s Health and Human Services deputy mayor, Anne Williams-Isom, the pamphlets will be provided to asylum seekers currently utilizing New York City’s shelter system and migrants at the southern border.

New York City’s flyers warned migrants that the city is “one of the most expensive” in the world and stated, “You are better off going to a more affordable city.” City officials also announced, like Denver, that shelter stay limits for adults without children would be reduced.

Last week, Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams traveled to Latin America to deliver the message to potential future asylum-seekers that the city is at capacity.

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