Former President Trump announced Tuesday that he would hold a campaign rally in Aurora, Colorado, on October 11th, where he said he would highlight the “flood” of immigrants to the city.
The rally comes after President Trump has spent weeks criticizing Colorado’s immigration situation, claiming that about 43,000 illegal immigrants have flown into nearby Denver and Aurora. His campaign also highlighted the takeover of several apartment buildings by the Torren de Aragua gang.
“Aurora, Colorado has become a ‘war zone’ due to an influx of violent Venezuelan prison gang members from Torren de Aragua. Since December 2022, approximately 43,000 migrants have been transferred to the neighboring city. “Many of these migrants are heading toward Aurora, causing chaos and fear,” the campaign said in a statement.
“Local families are forced to flee their homes as members of Torren de Aragua terrorize apartment complexes with guns, theft, and rampant drug activity. Kamala Harris’ open borders policy once has turned what was once a safe community into a nightmare for law-abiding citizens,” the statement continued.
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Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Aurora, Colorado, focused on illegal immigration. (Bill Priano/Getty Images)
“The bloodshed at the Kamala border has turned every state into a border state, leaving Colorado families at the mercy of criminals. Elect a President Trump who will deport criminals and make America safe again,” the campaign added.
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It was in 2023 that members of the Torren de Aragua gang first occupied an apartment complex in Aurora. The Whispering Pines apartment complex was subject to violent assaults, death threats, extortion, child prostitution, and extortion tactics, Denver law firm Perkins Coie said in a nine-page report by the city. He said this in a letter to leaders. Obtained by CBS News Colorado.
Alleged members of the Torren de Aragua gang took over an apartment in Aurora, Colorado, demanding rent in exchange for “protection.” (Edward Romero)
The firm was hired to investigate an alleged gang takeover of an apartment building and interviewed witnesses and reviewed video footage from the apartment complex before releasing its report, the paper said.
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“Evidence we have examined shows that gang members target vulnerable Venezuelans and other migrants, including serious trespassing, assault and battery, human trafficking and sexual abuse of minors, and unlawful use of firearms. possession, extortion, and other criminal activity,” former U.S. Attorney T. Marcus Funk wrote in the letter.
President Trump blames Vice President Kamala Harris’ border policies for the rise in immigration-related crimes in Colorado. (Rebecca Noble/AFP via Getty Images)
The company interviewed a multifamily property manager who said, “I have never seen anything like Torren de Aragua’s acquisition of Whispering Pines in my career.”
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Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr and Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.
