More than 1,000 migrants have arrived in Denver in the past week, city says

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver is asking for help sheltering migrants as the city sees a sharp rise in arrivals.

According to data released by the city, more than 1,000 migrants have arrived in the past week, including 286 who arrived on Monday alone.

"As the shelters are at near-capacity, the city is calling on other partners to provide additional support," a letter from the city of Denver said. "The city is specifically requesting the faith-based community to provide overnight sheltering for migrant guests who are scheduled to leave Denver the next day."

Late last year Denver began seeing a large influx of migrants arriving in the city, in some cases hundreds per day. And while that number dropped for multiple months, it appears to be on the rise again.

This weekly average rivals the height of the arrivals late last year, and the one-day total may be the highest yet. However, since the spike late last year and early th...