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Should Blue Cities Be Held Accountable When Migrants Wreak Havoc on Surrounding Communities?
Should Blue Cities Be Held Accountable When Migrants Wreak Havoc on Surrounding Communities?
Here’s The Scoop
The town council of Castle Rock, located just outside of Denver, has unanimously decided to explore legal action against the city for its decision to welcome over 42,000 immigrants since December 2022.
Castle Rock Town Councilmember Max Brooks introduced a motion during a September 3 meeting that directs the town’s attorney to investigate legal options against Denver due to the influx of migrants that have entered the city and spread into surrounding suburbs. Brooks indicated that other municipalities are considering joining Castle Rock in challenging Denver’s immigration policies.
“This isn’t just a decision that Denver gets to make because it’s impacting the rest of the Front Range. So the idea is to join with other municipalities and say it’s time to stop,” Brooks told CBS News Colorado. “Our town attorney’s office has already had conversations with the county attorney from Douglas County, and also with officials from Aurora and Parker.”
Officials from Denver’s neighboring areas have raised concerns about migrants, including dangerous gang members, spreading out from the city. In Aurora, officials have reported that members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan-based gang, are causing significant disruptions in local communities.
“We currently have entire complexes under gang control — complexes where staff have been beaten up, they’ve been threatened, their families have been threatened [and] complexes where there are no staff left on the property,” Aurora City Council Member Danielle Jurinsky said last month. “These complexes are being run by this Tren de Aragua gang.”
“They start brokering apartments themselves when someone leaves out of fear or whatever. They go in and take pictures of the apartment themselves. Then, I’ve been told, within hours, a Venezuelan family moves in,” Jurinsky added.
Denver has been offering immigrants a range of benefits, including six months of paid housing and a bus ticket to other parts of the state or country. The city plans to spend an estimated $90 million on services for newly arrived migrants who claim to be seeking asylum in the United States.
Castle Rock’s move towards legal action is aimed at changing Denver’s approach to immigration, not at seeking financial compensation, according to Brooks.
“I don’t want a dime from Denver, I just don’t want them to continue to have a policy that is having a negative impact on the Front Range,” Brooks said.
“You don’t wait until the hurricane is on you to board up your windows and leave town. We understand that there is a storm coming,” he added.
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Harold Sappo
September 24, 2024 at 7:12 am
Exactly WHO is going to hold these cities accountable for the actions of these Harris/Biden ‘newcomers’?! The local (D) politicians? The Harris/Biden White House? The lamestream ‘news’ media?
And what punishment will they face? And who will impose that punishment?
Christopher
September 24, 2024 at 7:24 am
This is ALL on Harris and BIDEN and they need to be held accountable for what they have caused.
Frank
September 24, 2024 at 8:07 am
How about forcing the ILLEGALS AGED from 18 to 25
to REGISTER for the SELECTED SERVICE within 30 days of ARRIVING IN THE UNITED STATES. This includes legal permanent residents, refugees, ASYLUM
SEEKERS. A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER IS NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER.
If they don’t comply, then back to their original Country
they are forced to go.
Let us see if they are willing to put their lives online in case of a WAR , and are willing to defend AMERICA with the rest of our brave SOLDIERS, OR are they in this Country just to receive STATE AID FROM OUR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT, for a promise to vote for a DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT?
Ralph Kramden
September 24, 2024 at 10:15 am
Denver didn’t welcome those 42,000 illegal Venezuelan terrorists that Governor Abbott of Texas trafficked to Colorado.
Castle Rock is already half Mexican-American already.
Irishgal
September 24, 2024 at 11:21 am
BULL- 2019 Gvr made Colorado a Sanctuary STATE!! The Gvnr and Mayors are fully responsible. States that are NOT sanctuary have every right to send to those states who chose! The Mayor of Denver was caught (on vid) trying to bribe and pay for the illegals to go to any other state/city they chose. Denver willingly accepted! Just a bunch of idiots who thought they could handle and found out the hard way. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Just as any other sanctuary city/state…. inviting in any/all and now EVERYONE is paying for the stupidity. Many blue cities, states are now learning the hard way! It’s the residents who pay the highest costs! So what if Castle Rock is, as you say -Mexican Americans- what is your point? they most likely came in LEGALLY, if not they should be deported as well. Only when something happens to the dems personally will they then wake up?! Helllooo the alarm is sounding loud and clear. WAKE UP!
R. Earl
September 24, 2024 at 11:22 am
Could we PLEASE cease with the bull schiff about these invaders being “migrants”? Cal them what they ARE! Illegal invaders! Period!
Claudio
September 24, 2024 at 12:10 pm
DESTRUCTION OF THE ONCE : ( U N I T E D ) STATES OF AMERICA . THANKING THAT ONCE 30% EFFICIENT FORM OF A HUMAN BEING WHO SINCERELY THINKS HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FORMER : ( U N I T E D ) STATES OF AMERICA. GOD HELP THIS NATION !!!
noah
September 24, 2024 at 4:54 pm
Well… If you bring in a criminal, harbor them in your home, consult (conspiracy) re their bad activities, air & harbor them, would you be civil and/or criminally liable?
Jerry C.
September 24, 2024 at 7:38 pm
Every time a “sanctuary” jurisdiction arrests & prosecutes an American for a crime – ANY crime – while refusing to arrest & prosecute illegal aliens for their criminal act under U.S. law (entering the country illegally) they are violating the 14th Amendment rights of the Americans in question. Let’s start prosecuting these politicians for violating the rights of the American people!
Cece
September 24, 2024 at 8:09 pm
You’re absolutely right Jerry C. It’s time we start with the 2 responsible for this MESS!! Biden & Harris , look at the political prosecution they put President Trump through. When none of it was true!! It’s time we start prosecuting them for all the crime, death, Drug overdoses brought to us from all these illegals that they left walk freely into the United States!! The only reason they’re doing it is to win votes, Which, if you’re not a United States citizen, you have no right to vote in our country!!
President Trump is our last “Great White Hope”!!
So get out & vote!!! Nov. 5th
burri8
September 27, 2024 at 8:27 am
If the blue states continue to vote for their party then they should be held accountable for their actions. Pro-abortion, pro-crime, pro-hatred, pro-censorship and pro-LGTBQ+. The red state has issues BUT they don’t believe in radicalism and in destroying the US. I am concerned for where we are going as a Country. In the past twenty years our Country has gone down in areas of concern that keeps getting worser by the day. the only time we had some positive time was when former Pres. Trump was in office. We don’t need another four years with declining statistics that show America becoming a weak Nation instead of the Strong Nation we once were.
Gayland Wood
September 27, 2024 at 3:37 pm
Biden and Harris are the reson all these migrents are here , the did noting to stop them and now Harris wants to be the one running this country, let them go live with her.