Colorado man helps migrant family with food, shelter

Greg Mortimer met a Venezuelan family the night they arrived in Denver and has been helping them out since


By: Kristian LopezPosted at 3:02 PM, Jun 03, 2023 and last updated 6:11 PM, Jun 03, 2023


DENVER — A Colorado man who met a migrant family on a rainy night they arrived in Denver helped them with a hotel and has been building a relationship with the Venezuelan family ever since.

It's been three weeks since the end of Title 42, a rule that allowed for the mass expulsion of migrants at the U.S. southern border. Since then, and even before that ended, asylum seekers have been making their way to Denver looking for a permanent home.

Denver7 spoke with the Ferrer family Saturday, a Venezuelan family who has been getting help thanks to the generosity of strangers like Greg Mortimer. The family first met Mortimer the night they arrived in the city.

"I could tell they were exhausted, hungry. The kids were crying. It was a tough situation," Mortimer said.

He said his friend called him after she was approached by the family in a Walmart parking lot.

"It was raining. They were wet and cold, trying to figure out what to do in a strange city they didn’t understand," he said.

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