Immigration Reporter
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton is an award-winning reporter at The Denver Post covering immigration. She forged the newspaper's Denver neighborhoods beat after reporting on the business desk for almost two years, focusing her coverage on social inequities in business.
She writes for National Geographic, Better Homes & Gardens, Business Insider, Vox, Smithsonian Magazine, Delish, Eater and other publications. For two years, she chased after lawmakers on Capitol Hill as Bloomberg Government's agriculture and trade policy reporter. Megan has covered the Venezuelan refugee crisis in Peru, immigration in Colombia, socioeconomic issues in Guatemala, parliamentary affairs in England and White House press briefings in Washington, D.C. During her stint at Arizona PBS, she worked two beats: borderlands and social justice.
Megan received her master's in mass communication from Arizona State University. She now teaches Media Issues in American Pop Culture as a faculty adjunct.
She is a 2025Â Gwen Ifill Mentorship Program Fellow, the 2024 Denver Post "I Heart Readers" Award winner, a 2023 Goldschmidt Data Immersion Fellow, the 2023 Denver Post "I Heart Readers" Award runner-up, a 2022 Cannabis Media Fellow at UVM, a 2020 Bloomberg Industry Group "Beltz Award for Editorial Excellence" winner, a 2020 White House Correspondents' Association scholar and a 2019 Pulliam Journalism Fellow at The Arizona Republic.
In 2025, Megan earned four awards at SPJ's Top of the Rockies, including No. 1 in a special topic series about immigration. She trained as part of IJNR's Land Back workshop about tribal issues in 2024 and Covering Climate Now's Climate at the Border initiative in 2025.
Megan is a member of the Overseas Press Club, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, the Indigenous Journalists Association, the Colorado Press Association and the Online News Association. She is proud of her Kanaka 'ĹŚiwi (Native Hawaiian) ancestry.
Featured Stories

After making the journey from Colombia, some migrants “feel left out” of resources for Venezuelans in Denver
Even as Denver has taken in tens of thousands of migrants from Venezuela, it's seen a smaller influx of newcomers from Colombia.

How Denver nonprofits are trying to stem the migrant crisis by reducing poverty, creating stability in Guatemala
Two Denver-area nonprofit groups that run a school and loan money to entrepreneurs in Guatemala are taking a hands-on approach to improve lives and reduce the flow of migrants to...

“Not welcome to stop for gas or food”: Decades later, Colorado’s history of sundown towns still lingers
The U.S. — Colorado included — is dotted with former "sundown towns" where people of color suffered myriad degradations: from restaurants, hotels and gas stations declining to serve travelers to...
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Purgatory’s parent company buys stake in Chile’s Valle Nevado ski resort
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$13 million sale of Boulder estate shatters county record for home sales
This month's $13 million sale of a Boulder estate qualifies as the county's most expensive sale in history.

Agriculture is still a male-dominated industry, but the future is bright for young women at Stock Show
As small farm and livestock operations struggle to survive, there hasn't always been a lot of space for female producers to forge careers in the ever-changing, male-dominated industry.

Businesses from across the U.S. and overseas moving HQs to Denver
Companies with national and global presences continue to choose Denver as the spot for their headquarters and offices, bringing their economic tailwinds with them.

Lake Steam Baths, Denver’s century-old nude bathhouse, will get a facelift under new ownership
Cruising down West Colfax Avenue in Denver, it's easy to speed past an inconspicuous red-brick building with a vintage neon sign marking the spot as "Lake Steam Baths Sauna."

New housing for Winter Park Resort employees part of $40 million deal
New housing for Winter Park Resort employees will be ready this fall after the resort took out almost a $40 million loan to fund the 332-unit project located off of...

Retail giants Big Lots, Macy’s are tightening their belts, closing Colorado stores this month
Retail company Big Lots and department store chain Macy's have either shuttered or plan to close select Colorado locations: four of the former, one of the latter.

Wake up to camels outside of your window at this overnight hogan stay on a southern Colorado farm
The road from Denver to Conejos County is long, winding and sometimes bumpy, but well worth it for travelers seeking a glamping experience with a twist: an overnight stay in...

Egg shelves are empty at some Colorado grocery stores. Here’s what shoppers need to know about the egg shortage.
Colorado shoppers on the hunt for eggs are often finding shelves empty or picked over, as both avian flu and a new state law have destabilized grocers' supply chains.

National strip club operator makes $2.4 million deal to open Central City casino
The company behind gentlemen's club Rick's Cabaret plans to open a steakhouse and casino in downtown Central City after closing a $2.4 million cash deal.