Emails obtained by America First Legal show communications between state and local officials in Aurora, Colorado, detailing a surge in Venezuelan-linked crime as early as summer 2023. These concerns predate the widely reported rise of Tren de Aragua activity. The emails mention violent cases involving Venezuelan suspects at two apartment blocks, and the involvement of the Papagayo Foundation in placing Venezuelan refugees in these properties. Aurora Police Department officials express difficulty identifying individuals with no U.S. history, and raise concerns about the potential presence of Tren de Aragua members in the city.
FIRST ON FOX: Authorities in Aurora, Colorado have traced a surge in Venezuelan-linked crime as early as the summer of 2023 in two apartment blocks, new emails show -- nearly a year before the rise of Tren de Aragua activity came to light. Emails obtained by America First Legal and provided to Fox News Digital show communications between state and local officials about the threat posed by Venezuelan nationals, including those who may have ties to the bloodthirsty Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang.
The city and the APD are also aware of concerns at the national level that members of a Venezuelan prison gang have arrived in the United States and established organized crime cells in cities throughout the country,' it said. 'APD leadership shares in those concerns and is actively working with law enforcement agencies across the metro area to conclusively determine if indeed there is a connection between metro criminal activity and a specific group or organization.
viral video of alleged Venezuelan gang members carrying guns through an Aurora apartment complex last August put a spotlight on immigration in the Denver area. Then-President-elect Donald Trump visited the city during his re-election campaign last fall, detailing his 'Operation Aurora' to expedite the removal of 'savage gangs.
Progressive politicians have been gaslighting the American people for the last four years regarding the presence of illegal migrant criminal gangs,' Michael Ding, America First Legal Counsel said in a statement. 'While the Trump Administration has immediately gotten to work to clean up our communities, America First Legal will continue to investigate why state and local sanctuaries have not done more to help deport these dangerous individuals,' he said.
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