Denver mayor vows to blockade mass deportations. Will he go to jail?



The answer to that question is yes, Mike Johnston will likely go to jail if he opposes the Trump administration’s mass deportation plans.

But it looks as if Johnston is okay with that.

In a recent article, Blaze Media national correspondent Julio Rosas outlined Johnston’s plans to resist mass deportations, even if it means he winds up behind bars.

“I’m not afraid of that,” he said when asked about potential incarceration.

Now, Rosas joins Jill Savage on “Blaze News Tonight” to shed light on how far-left Democrats plan to buck the will of the people when it comes to illegal immigration.


Rosas says that Democrats may act shocked and horrified about mass deportations, but they should know that this is what happens when an administration opens the borders for years, creating a border crisis.

From financial strain to human trafficking and immigrant gangs, mass deportations are the only logical solution, but still, Democrats plan to protect those who broke the law to be here at the expense of their own citizens.

It’s this very mentality that caused deep blue cities to shift toward Trump during the election.

And that shift from blue to red might increase when they see their leaders continue down the same path of making Americans second-class citizens behind illegal immigrants.

“If they want to continue doing this, that's fine, but they're going to continue to do it at their own peril in the next upcoming elections,” says Rosas.

However, a different kind of peril awaits them in the meantime, and his name is Tom Homan.

“[Homan] just announced states refusing to follow the federal mass deportation plan could lose federal funding. Do you think that that's going to happen? Do you think these states are going to go toe-to-toe and fight the feds on this?” Blaze News editor in chief Matthew Peterson asks.

The answer to that is possibly. Johnston did threaten to deploy local law enforcement to the county line to stop the feds from carrying out mass deportations in the Denver area.

If he proves good on these words, he’s going to come face to face with Homan, who Rosas says is “a very serious individual.”

“As someone who knows Tom, he's been chomping at the bit for this for many years now,” he tells Jill and Peterson. “If Democrat leaders and cities want to actually take that extra step and obstruct them … from doing [mass deportations], you're doing it to someone who's Tom Homan, and that's someone that I would take very, very seriously.”

To hear more of the conversation, watch the clip above.

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'He's Not Kidding': Trump Border Czar Tom Homan Prepares for Deportation War—With Blue City Mayors

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to fulfill his pledge to carry out the mass illegal immigrant deportations he promised, all eyes are on the man tasked with carrying out that mission: incoming "border czar" Thomas Homan, a more than 30-year law enforcement veteran who led Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the first Trump administration.

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Tom Homan Suggests Denver Mayor Could ‘Go To Jail’ For Obstructing Deportation

'It is also a felony to impede a federal law enforcement officer'

Denver to spend $5M to place homeless in subsidized apartments amid illegal immigration crisis



Denver, Colorado, plans to spend $5 million of former COVID relief funds on a contract to place homeless individuals in subsidized apartments over the next two years, the Denver Post recently reported.

In 2023, Mayor Mike Johnston (D) closed 10 shelter encampments despite the increase of illegal aliens arriving in the city. Johnston then announced the All in Mile High initiative, previously called the House1000, to provide shelter accommodations to 2,000 individuals.

'They are better able to deal with challenges that may have led to their homelessness.'

As part of that ongoing initiative, the mayor now plans to allocate funds toward providing more long-term transitional housing in addition to converting hotels into temporary shelter spaces.

Johnston’s office said that the initiative will cost taxpayers nearly $90 million for 2023 and 2024, the Denver Post reported.

The $5 million contract, which runs from May 1, 2024, to May 31, 2026, with the nonprofit Housing Connector, will help 250 households with move-in financial assistance and rental subsidies. The Center Square reported that the organization will provide one year of full rental and utility assistance, a stability fund, mitigation and risk, mediation services, and case management.

A document provided to the city council read, “By connecting people with a home and providing them with rental assistance and supportive services to stay in their home, they are better able to deal with challenges that may have led to their homelessness, such as obtaining employment or substance abuse issues.”

On Monday, City Council members voted 8-2 to authorize the contract with Housing Connector. The nonprofit will coordinate rentals directly with landlords and property managers, and case managers will work with individuals to achieve long-term housing plans.

The program will be financed through the city’s American Rescue Plan Act funds, which were once earmarked for COVID relief.

The mayor’s office recently came under fire for quietly sending illegal aliens to Salt Lake City, Utah, to reduce the number of individuals relying on Denver’s public assistance programs.

In May, a large group of illegal immigrants who had sent up an encampment refused to dismantle the makeshift tent city and move into taxpayer-funded indoor shelters that provide three meals per day. The group sent a list of 13 demands the city would need to agree to before they would be willing to get off the street. The list stated that Denver must provide them with the ability to cook their own food, free ingredients, shower access without time limits, medical professional visits, employment support, and free immigration lawyers.

A report from the Common Sense Institute revealed that more than 42,000 illegal immigrants have arrived in Denver over the last year and a half.

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Group of illegal aliens sends list of demands to Denver mayor after refusing to leave encampment for taxpayer-funded shelters



A large group of illegal aliens recently sent a lengthy list of demands to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) after they refused to dismantle their encampment and move into taxpayer-funded shelters, KDVR reported.

Denver Human Services has attempted to move the illegal immigrants into indoor shelter space, but the group has repeatedly rejected the offer. Instead, the individuals have set up tents underneath a bridge by train tracks.

"We are not criminals & won't be treated as such," wrote the group of immigrants who illegally entered the country.

Jon Ewing with Denver Human Services told KDVR, "We've been offering time and shelter, basically just trying to get families to leave that camp and come inside."

Ewing explained that the taxpayer-funded shelters provide "three square meals a day" and allow the illegal immigrants to cook their own meals if they prefer. Additionally, individuals who opt to stay in the shelters are often provided assistance in applying for a work permit.

V Reeves, an advocate for the group, told the news outlet that the illegal immigrants "as a collective came up with a list of demands."

The document sent to the mayor listed 13 demands the city would need to agree to before the illegal immigrants would be willing to get off the street and move into a shelter.

According to KDVR, the demands included:

1. Migrants will cook their own food with fresh, culturally appropriate ingredients provided by the City instead of premade meals – rice, chicken, flour, oil, butter, tomatoes, onions, etc… Also people will not be punished for bringing in & eating outside food.

2. Shower access will be available without time limits & can be accessed whenever – we are not in the military, we're civilians.

3. Medical professional visits will happen regularly & referrals/connections for specialty care will be made as needed.

4. All will receive the same housing support that has been offered to others. They cannot kick people out in 30 days without something stable established.

5. There needs to be a clear, just process before exiting someone for any reason – including verbal, written & final warnings.

6. All shelter residents will receive connection to employment support, including work permit applications for those who qualify.

7. Consultations for each person/family with a free immigration lawyer must be arranged to discuss/progress their cases, & then the City will provide on-going legal support in the form of immigration document clinics & including transportation to relevant court dates.

8. The City will provide privacy for families/individuals within the shelter.

9. No more verbal or physical or mental abuse will be permitted from the staff, including no sheriff sleeping inside & monitoring 24/7 – we are not criminals & won't be treated as such.

10. Transportation for all children to & from their schools will be provided until they finish in 3 weeks.

11. No separating families, regardless of if family members have children or not. The camp will stay together.

12. The City must schedule a meeting with the Mayor & those directly involved in running the Newcomer program ASAP to discuss further improvements & ways to support migrants.

13. The City must provide all residents with a document signed by a City official in English & Spanish with all of these demands that includes a number to call to report mistreatment.

Reeves explained that instead of complying with the group's list of demands, the city sent a bus to the camp to pick up the illegal aliens and move them to an indoor shelter.

"This morning, they sent buses to take people over without presenting that document and without having any kind of signature for accountability," Reeves said.

Reeves claimed that one of the illegal immigrants' most significant grievances has been about the food provided by the city and funded by taxpayers.

"There have been so many complaints about the food being spoiled or not being enough and malnutrition amongst children," Reeves told KDVR. "They're not receiving any kind of official housing or immigration document support, which is incredibly necessary for them to be able to navigate the bureaucracy around these systems."

Ewing explained that the city would provide many of the services the illegal immigrants seek if they left the encampment and moved into a shelter.

"What do you qualify for? What do you not qualify for? What might be something that is a feasible path for you to success that is not staying on the streets of Denver?" he told the news outlet. "We try to compromise. We try to figure something out. You know, at the end of the day, what we do not want is families on the streets of Denver."

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Migrants, advocacy group say city's plan to provide 6 months of free housing, other services is 'insufficient'



A housing advocacy organization and migrants in Denver, Colorado, recently organized a protest against the city's "insufficient" plan to provide 1,000 migrants with six months of free housing and a number of other services, KMGH-TV reported.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) announced an immigration program last week to address the increase in migrant arrivals. More than 40,000 illegal migrants have arrived in the city since December 2020.

The mayor's new Denver Asylum Seekers Program aims to provide longer-term solutions to address the city's migrant crisis. It will provide six months of rent, food assistance, job training, and more to 1,000 migrants.

Migrants arriving in Denver after April 10 will be required to vacate the city's shelters after 24 to 72 hours. After that, they will be "provided a short-term stay at a congregate site along with assistance securing onward travel to another destination." Previously, migrants were able to stay in the shelters for two to six weeks.

Along with the new migrant program, Johnston also announced considerable budget cuts, including slashing the Denver Police Department's budget by $8.4 million, the sheriff's office by $3.8 million, and the fire department by $2.4 million, the Daily Mail reported.

Johnston stated during a Wednesday press conference, "We will take all the folks that are in shelter tonight and be able to right away allow them access to that program. They will be the first in line to that program."

"It'll be somewhere around 1,000 [people] that will enter into the program as we launch it in the next few days," he continued.

Housekeys Action Network Denver, a housing advocacy group, claimed that the mayor's plan would force migrants to "fend for themselves after 24 to 72 hours," KMGH reported.

The organization called the program "a slap in the face and an offensive period of time."

Willy Bastidas, a migrant, told the news outlet, "I think that it's insufficient."

"The mayor doesn't represent us. ... He needs to listen to us and work with us to a better solution," Bastidas added.

Jon Ewing, a spokesperson with Denver Human Resources, told KMGH, "Denver has never turned anyone away and never will. We will still provide temporary shelter so that new arrivals to our city have a place to stay and we will still help them get to family, friends or other networks of support. We will still provide meals and we will still address immediate medical concerns. But we must transition to a long-term model that serves those currently in our care in a much more substantial way than what has previously been offered. We believe the Denver Asylum Seekers Program does just that."

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Denver to cut police budget to help fund services for illegal aliens



Democrat-run cities across the U.S. are fast burning through taxpayer funds and citizen resources in order to accommodate the multitudes of illegal aliens who took them up on their offer of sanctuary. Among these beleaguered cities is Denver, whose communications liaison just days ago pleaded with illegal aliens to seek out opportunities further afield.

Denver, a city of roughly 710,000 souls that saw over 40,000 illegal aliens arrive just last year, appears to be taking another bold step in the wrong direction.

The city's Democratic leadership has decided to risk financially compromising the Denver Police Department's ability to fight crime in order to service the foreign nationals whose very presence in the country is unlawful.

The city confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation that it will be cutting the DPD's budget by $8.4 million — roughly 1.9% of its total operating budget — along with other critical municipal services so that it can provide $89.9 million worth of services to inbound illegal aliens, $25 million that has already been spent in the first quarter of 2024.

Democrat Mayor Mike Johnston's office has attempted to put a positive spin on the police department budget cuts, telling DCNF in a statement, "Mayor Johnston and the city has invested to add 167 new police recruits to our force in 2024. This puts us on the path to meet the full authorized strength of the police department and improve our ability to respond to 911 calls and follow up on investigations across the city."

It is presently unclear to what extent these cuts will impact the ability of police to address Denver's rock-bottom score of 1 on the Neighborhood Scout total crime index, where 100 is safest. The chances of becoming the victim of a violent crime and property crime in the liberal city are 1 in 95 and 1 in 16, respectively.

"After more than a year of facing this crisis together, Denver finally has a sustainable plan for treating our newcomers with dignity while avoiding the worst cuts to city services," Johnson said in a statement Wednesday. "So many times we were told that we couldn’t be compassionate while still being fiscally responsible. Today is proof that our hardest challenges are still solvable, and that together we are the ones who will solve them."

Extra to defunding the police, Johnson's "sustainable plan" involves reducing hiring for various other municipal positions, purchasing fewer supplies, and deferring numerous technology and capital projects.

KDVR-TV reported that among the departments that will also see cuts are the Sheriff's Department, by 2.2%; the Executive Director of Safety, by 2.4%; the Public Library, by 1.5%; the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, by 3.8%; and Denver Economic Development, by 2.1%. The fire department will also suffer a $2.5 million reduction.

These cuts will apparently free up $45.9 million to alternatively blow on illegal aliens.

From the $89.9 million budgeted for "newcomers" this year, $3 million will reportedly go toward program administration; $51.7 million will go toward housing; $9.7 million will go toward workforce training, case management, and other support services; $6 million will go toward transportation; $9.5 million will go toward one-time capital costs; and another $10 million will be sunk into contingency costs.

Johnston intimated during a press conference Wednesday that this is more or less an investment in a new workforce.

In his remarks, Johnston conflated legal and illegal immigration, likening those now descending on his city to the Vietnamese, Irish, Chinese, and other waves of migrants who have in bygone decades legally settled in the United States. He further suggested that "Denver's dream for our city and the American dream of our newcomers are aligned," suggesting the city will ultimately be able to take advantage of this unlawfully imported workforce.

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'This is what good people do': Denver mayor cuts city services in favor of illegal immigrant funding

'This is what good people do': Denver mayor cuts city services in favor of illegal immigrant funding



Denver Mayor Mike Johnston blamed Congress for not passing laws related to illegal immigration or increased funding for cities dealing with the issue and has decided to cut city services to make up for the costs.

The city has already spent over $4 million transporting migrants to other states, but that hasn't stopped Mayor Johnston from using his own taxpayers' money to continue to foot the bill for new arrivals.

Johnston announced a decrease in city services, claiming that it is what "good people" do in order to manage their "values."

The new reductions will cut the hours of operation for multiple Department of Motor Vehicles offices and will reduce Parks and Recreation spring services by 25%. The Washington Examiner also reported that the local community centers will reduce their operations to six days per week.

CBS News also noted that the city will not be planting any flower beds, either, to free up funding after already serving 38,464 individuals.

The mayor blamed Congress for not passing a new bipartisan bill that predominantly gave money to Ukraine, with a third of what Ukraine would have received going toward border security.

"We would have a balanced flow of people that would come with work authorization. That would come with federal resources, and cities like ours could successfully integrate them," Johnston said.

"They would have rather seen it fail so they could exacerbate these problems, extend the suffering of the American people and for newcomers for their own election chances this November," he added.

The city has already spent a reported $46 million on the influx of illegal immigrants, mostly on food and housing.

Like other Democrat leaders in Chicago and New York City, Johnston did not suggest a reduction in illegal immigration; rather he suggested that the federal government provide the migrants with work authorization.

"This is a plan for shared sacrifice," Johnston explained during a news conference. "This is what good people do in hard situations as you try to manage your way to serve all of your values. We want to continue to be a city that does not have women and children out on the street in tents in 20-degree weather."

Approximately 800 illegal immigrant families in Denver's shelters will be forced to leave as new arrivals continue to pour into the city. Newsweek reported that the forced evictions could impact more than 3,000 individuals.

Mayor Johnston has repeatedly suggested that illegal immigrants be given preferential treatment and be authorized to work in the country while awaiting trial for illegal border crossing.

The mayor has even claimed that conservative CEOs of various companies call him "every day" asking why they can't hire illegal immigrants or alleged asylum-seekers.

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