Disturbing the Peace: Brutal Venezuelan Gang Violence Spills Into Quiet Suburb From the Sanctuary City Next Door— Despite Efforts to Keep Migrants Out
Denver’s decision to welcome migrants with open arms is bringing bloodshed to the suburbs next door. A notorious Venezuelan prison gang has set up shop in Aurora, Colorado — even though the town wanted no part of the influx of asylum seekers in the first place.
Aurora — a quiet bedroom community with a population of 390,000 directly east of the Mile-High City — has become a base of operations for the brutal Tren de Aragua gang, which has seized multiple apartment complexes and set off a wave of violent crime.
Denver leads the nation in new migrant arrivals per-capita, with more than 40,000 arriving from the southern border since December 2022.
The city has bent over backwards to provide aid, even slashing emergency services to help foot the cost – so far estimated at over $68 million and counting.
But Aurora has made it clear it doesn’t share Denver’s desire to be the country’s leading sanctuary city. (Read more from “Disturbing the Peace: Brutal Venezuelan Gang Violence Spills Into Quiet Suburb From the Sanctuary City Next Door— Despite Efforts to Keep Migrants Out” HERE)
