Aurora approved refugee resettlement

DENVER, BOULDER Y LAKEWOOK ALSO CONSENT RESETTLEMENT

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The Aurora City Council expressed support for a resolution consenting to the initial resettlement of refugees in the city. Because of a new executive order from President Trump issued in September (Executive Order 13888), without expressly stated local and state consent, refugee agencies would not be allowed to make those initial placements in that locality.

The unanimously approved resolution was reached a week ahead of the Trump administration’s deadline for consent. The resolution and a Mayor Mike Coffman’s consent letter allows refugee agencies to continue to place newly arrived refugee individuals and families within the city. Aurora joins Denver, Boulder y Lakewood that have expressed similar consent.

Benefits for 90 days

No city funding is tied to the resolution, nor are any specific refugee resettlement plans. Over the last two federal fiscal years, 335 refugees were placed in Aurora through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, funded by the federal government and administered locally by the African Community Center, Lutheran Family Services and the International Rescue Committee.

The city of Aurora has an Office of International and Immigrant Affairs that works with local immigrant and refugee communities to create a welcoming city and to facilitate the successful integration of immigrants and refugees into Aurora’s civic, economic and cultural life. Refugees can benefit from resettlement agencies in the first 90 days of their residency in Aurora.

On the entire US 107 American cities, including Aurora, Denver, Lakewood, and Boulder, have decided to receive refugees taking part in federal resettlement programs. Meanwhile, 42 states decided to open their doors to these refugees.Governor Jared Polis sent Colorado’s resettlement consent on December 16^th, 2019. Texas is will not accept new refugees on 2020.