Nov. 06, 2009
(AP) DENVER (AP) - A Denver center that offered counseling and legal help to immigrants who sought asylum after they were tortured in their home countries has closed after losing its federal grant.Denver Immigrant Asylum Center Latest To Close
Centers For Immigrants Seeking Asylum Close In Denver, Other Major Cities After Federal Cuts
The Rocky Mountain Survivors Center closed last month.
About 50,000 people seek asylum in the U.S. each year. Torture-survivor programs in other cities including Atlanta and Detroit are struggling to stay open after federal funding cuts. A center in Philadelphia has closed.
Annual reports show about 250 people received help in Denver each year. The Denver center received nearly $4.2 million in federal grants over eight years. The Denver Post reports that the money wasn't renewed this year, and board members couldn't find enough private funding.
___
Information from: The Denver Post, http://www.denverpost.com
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
More From AP - US
- Kennedy Dispute Reveals Divide Among Catholics
- FBI Wants Public's Help In Civil Rights Killings
- Winners At The American Music Awards
- Swimmers, Poets Among 2010 Rhodes Scholars From US
- ME: Teen Killed By NYC Police Was Shot 11 Times
- SF Area Officer, Passenger Injured During Arrest
- Rhodes Scholars Named For 2010
