Migrants in Denver faced horror on their journeys to the U.S., but despite their desperate risks, many will be forced to leave.

‹‹ Colorado Matters
By Kevin J. Beaty and Stephanie Rivera
January 3, 2023
Kevin, a migrant from Venezuela, stands outside of a church-run shelter in west Denver. Dec. 22, 2022.Kevin, a migrant from Venezuela, stands outside of a church-run shelter in west Denver. Dec. 22, 2022.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
Kevin, a migrant from Venezuela, stands outside of a church-run shelter in west Denver. Dec. 22, 2022.

Hundreds of migrants have arrived in metro-Denver in the past month. The city and state have spent upwards of a million dollars to accommodate them. Let’s go beyond the numbers and get a sense for who these folks are and what brought them here. CPR's Stephanie Rivera and Denverite's Kevin Beaty spoke with some of the migrants staying at Denver’s emergency shelters.

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Cots set up in an emergency shelter for people arriving from the southern U.S. border, set up at a Denver rec center. Dec. 13, 2022.

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