DENVER (KDVR) — In a bold move by the Trump Administration, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced Thursday that it would be relocating the Denver regional office to a "less costly, more accessible" location that would "better serve the small business community and comply with federal immigration law."
Denver's office is not alone: Administrator Kelly Loeffler said Thursday that Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, New York City and Seattle offices will also be impacted. Loeffler said that these municipalities do not comply with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.
Boebert claims Johnston proved Denver is a ‘sanctuary’ city; advocates voice support of such policiesThe announcement comes on the heels of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s appearance before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, where he was grilled over state and local policies and laws that limit how local law enforcement can work with federal immigration agents.
The SBA, which aids small business owners and entrepreneurs in their business ventures, also said it would be rolling out a new policy that requires loan applications to include a citizenship verification provision, "to ensure only legal, eligible applicants can access SBA programs."
The release said that this will ensure that applicant businesses are not owned "in whole or in part" by undocumented citizens, and said this new policy will bring the SBA in-line with President Donald Trump’s executive order titled "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders."
Loeffler said in a release that there have been a record number of undocumented people entering the U.S. over the last four years, placing the blame on former President Joe Biden.
“Under President Trump, the SBA is committed to putting American citizens first again – starting by ensuring that zero taxpayer dollars go to fund illegal aliens,” Loeffler said in a release. "
“Today, I am pleased to announce that this agency will cut off access to loans for illegal aliens and relocate our regional offices out of sanctuary cities that reward criminal behavior," Loeffler continued. "We will return our focus to empowering legal, eligible business owners across the United States – in partnership with the municipalities who share this Administration’s commitment to secure borders and safe communities.”
For the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metropolitan area, the SBA ranks healthcare and social assistance businesses as the biggest industry based on Census Bureau data, with around 80,500 employees in the industry earning a cumulative $4.09 million in wages.
Denver's SBA office is located on 19th Street, near the 16th Street Mall, which boasts many businesses that rely on commuter spending.
“They’re going to no longer be coming to us local businesses that are more on the strip and that affects us,” the general manager of Kings Smoke and Vape told FOX31's Shaul Turner. The shop offers discounts to downtown area employees.
A spokesperson for the Denver Mayor said the regional offices serve several states, and local services will still be provided.
“Denver has long partnered with the SBA to help small businesses across our city. Small businesses are the heart and soul of Denver, and we will continue to work closely with the local district SBA Colorado office to support the thousands of small business owners that call our city home," the mayor's office said in a statement.
The SBA has not announced its new location, how many employees will be moved or a relocation date, but says the move will likely take place within the next few months.
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