Denver, Mike Johnston

Conservative think tank says Denver has spent $356m in migrant aid, city agencies say the numbers are inflated
The Common Sense Institute says the largest portion of money was spent to educate new to country students and on healthcare costs.
New Audit Reveals Trump Critic Mike Johnston Spent $356M Taxpayer Money On Migrants In Denver
A Common Sense Institute report revealed Denver spent $356 million on migrants since December 2022, covering around 45,000 arrivals at $7,900 each, with education costs for over 16,000 migrant children.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said he's prepared to be arrested to protect migrants
Tom Homan, the incoming border czar, said Monday that he was willing to put the Denver mayor in jail if he didn't comply with the Trump administration's immigration policies.
Sanctuary city Denver spending a whopping $356 million on migrants: study
A new study claims Denver has spent a whopping $356 million of taxpayers' hard-earned money on migrants since the crisis began in 2022 with costs including education, healthcare and housing.
Sanctuary city Denver has spent almost $8,000 for each of the 45,000 migrants that have come to the city — and now the mayor says he’ll risk jail to stop them being deported
The bill so far for Denver’s sanctuary city policies: $356 million in taxpayer dollars — about $7,900 per migrant, a new study estimates — and the city’s mayor said he would rather go to jail than let any of them be deported.
Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston's Denver spent $356 million of taxpayers' funds on migrants: Report
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston faces criticism following a report by the Common Sense Institute revealing Denver has spent $356 million on migrants, which is 8% of the city's 2025 budget. The expenditures cover education,
Denver mayor threatens to deploy cops, 50K residents in ‘Tiananmen Square moment’ to stop Trump’s mass deportations
I think we are gonna continue to be a welcoming, open, big-hearted city that’s gonna stand by our values,” said Denver Mayor ...
Denver mayor criticized by hometown paper over vow to resist Trump deportations
Democrat Denver Mayor Mike Johnston was scolded by his hometown newspaper over his vow to resist President-elect Trump’s ...
Denver Newspaper Rips Democratic Mayor for Immigration Remarks
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's rhetoric about resistance to President-elect Donald Trump 's mass deportation plans has been ...
Denver’s Democratic mayor blasted for ‘violent rhetoric’ about Trump deportations
The Denver Post’s editorial board writes that the city’s mayor has “recklessly” elevated the rhetoric to protect immigrants.
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Denver's First Cohort of Migrants Finish Job Training as Free Rent Expires
About 500 Venezuelan migrants are wrapping up free job training courses in construction, hospitality and early childhood care ...
Homan says he is willing to put Denver mayor ‘in jail’ over deportation position
Tom Homan, President-elect Trump’s pick for “border czar,” said he is willing to put Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) in jail ...
Texas may begin busing migrants to ICE centers instead of sanctuary cities, source says
If approved by Gov. Abbott, a proposal would bus migrants directly to ICE centers to speed up deportation, an anonymous ...
Editorial: Denver’s mayor was wrong to threaten armed conflict to protect immigrants
First, we’d like to add a little context for a nation that has been inundated with reports about Mayor Mike Johnston’s ...