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Hundreds of migrants are arriving in Denver, again stretching city resources. What’s the long-term plan?

Mayor Michael Hancock says federal dollars are needed to help city handle impacts of “hemispheric migration crisis”

Venezuelan migrant Victoria Oropeza, 9, rests her face on the stomach of her father William, 24, as the two wait in line for food from a food truck at a migrant processing center on May 9, 2023, in Denver. The two, along with her mother Carolina, 34 and brother Jesus David, 3, have been traveling for seven months to get to Denver. They plan to continue their journey to New York City. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Venezuelan migrant Victoria Oropeza, 9, rests her face on the stomach of her father William, 24, as the two wait in line for food from a food truck at a migrant processing center on May 9, 2023, in Denver. The two, along with her mother Carolina, 34 and brother Jesus David, 3, have been traveling for seven months to get to Denver. They plan to continue their journey to New York City. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Saja Hindi - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 5, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8:  Elise Schmelzer - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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The city has helped 9,320 migrants since December, according to available data, with hundreds arriving daily last week, as they had last winter before the numbers leveled off earlier this year.
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