Tag: Sarah Plastino
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Denver councilmembers tie rise in ‘hot spots’ crime to illegal immigration surge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A pair of Denver councilmembers on Wednesday implied that the surge in illegal immigration over the past 18 months is linked to an increase in crime in some neighborhoods they represent. Councilmembers Amanda Sawyer and Stacie Gilmore shared anecdotal stories of crimes occurring in “hot…
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Denver mayor announces new director for ‘Newcomer Program’
Mayor Mike Johnston announced Thursday he appointed Sarah Plastino to the newly created — and highly anticipated — director of the city’s Newcomer Program, in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by tens of thousands of immigrants coming to Colorado’s most populous city. The Newcomer Program is within the Denver Department of Human Services, which…