Colorado governor, Denver mayor's offices receive records request from Aurora over migrants

Aurora City Council Member Danielle Jurinsky is targeting the offices of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Mike Johnston to obtain details about migrants she claims were brought to Aurora by Denver and the state.

The big picture: The Aurora City Attorney's Office will issue public records requests for emails and contracts related to efforts to relocate migrants to the city over the past two years.

• The governor's office, the Colorado Office of New Americans, Johnston's office, and the City of Denver's Pathways to the Integration of New Americans office will receive records requests, per a statement from the City of Aurora.

Why it matters: It's Jurinsky's latest attempt to draw attention to Venezuelan migrants in Colorado's third-biggest city.

Reality check: Though she claims the migrants pose a safety risk for residents, little evidence suggests a spike in crime following their arrival.

Between the lines: Jurinsky, a Republican who last week appeared at former President Trump's rally in Aurora , is targeting government offices led by Democrats.

What they're saying: "The people have a right to know exactly what happened in this city," Jurinsky said during Monday's city council meeting.

• Without providing details, she alluded to a video she saw that  " haunted me to my core ," per the Aurora Sentinel. She said she wants more details about which nonprofits helped place migrants in local apartments.

The other side: "If the city council member is holding on to evidence of a crime, [Jurinsky] should reach out to law enforcement immediately," Polis' spokesperson Shelby Wieman said in a statement.

• The governor's office said it contacted state law enforcement about Jurinsky's suggestion of "potential video evidence."
• Denver city spokesperson Jon Ewing in a statement said the city turned a crisis into an opportunity to work with nonprofits to help find migrants "stability."