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Since December 2022, more than 39,000 migrants, mostly from Venezuela, have shown up in Denver. At one point, the crisis cost the city $15 million per month.
Mayor Mike Johnston plans to house more homeless residents and serve fewer migrants in 2024 as Denver faces budget shortfalls.
Facing high demand caused at least in part by the influx of migrants to the city, Denver nonprofit food distributors are cutting services in an attempt to equitably disperse food resources.
The arrival of thousands of Mauritanian migrants has challenged local nonprofits to find a way to communicate in French or Pulaar.
As the city grapples with its two biggest challenges, politicians and the media debate terms like "people experiencing homelessness" and "new immigrants."