AURORA, Colo. — Leaders of nonprofit organizations in Aurora “fear chaos” after city council approved a measure Monday evening that will allow the city to investigate who provided grants to nonprofits that were used to help relocate immigrants coming from the southern border.
The proposal, brought forward by Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky and approved by Aurora City Council in a 6-2 vote, authorizes the Aurora City Attorney’s Office to submit a series of Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) requests to the Governor’s Office, the Colorado Office of New Americans, the Denver Mayor’s Office, and the Denver Pathways to the Integration of New Americans for any emails and contracts “related to providing assistance to immigrants in order to relocate them to the city of Aurora.”
“I believe that Governor Polis and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston conspired to sneak potentially thousands of migrants into our city, using several nonprofits in the metro, that ultimately put the safety of our citizens at risk,” said Jurinsky in a statement Monday…