/1🚨BREAKING — New law enforcement documents reveal that Colorado officials knew the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua posed a real and present danger — but withheld the truth from the public for over a year, shielding criminal illegal aliens and endangering U.S. citizens. pic.twitter.com/FmA3IhXt6b
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/3 The documents show that the nonprofit “Organization Papagayo” placed Venezuelan illegal aliens in the Aurora apartments that Tren de Aragua later took over, terrorizing residents with shootings, stabbings, and extortion. pic.twitter.com/9nJsKzo6Qw
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/5 Despite overwhelming evidence, state and local officials continued to downplay or outright dismiss the gang’s presence — allowing crime to spiral out of control. pic.twitter.com/HX2WRLWzg4
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/7 Last week, ICE, with support from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Marshals, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, conducted raids across Aurora, targeting 100 TdA gang members. https://t.co/m4p5uiFHrj
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/9 An APD email from February 5, 2024, states that two apartment complexes were “currently having Venezuelan refugees placed there and we have had multiple violent cases involving those addresses with Venezuelan suspects since about June of 2023.”
The APD crime analyst also… pic.twitter.com/QsrL9NKGuT
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/11 Aurora borders Denver, which openly supports sanctuary city policies.
Mike Johnston, Denver’s mayor, compared President Trump’s deportation policies to a “Tiananmen Square moment” and released a detailed plan outlining Denver’s non-detainer policy and threatening legal… pic.twitter.com/YffjMGtZ4S
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/13 At another CBZ Management apartment, APD recorded that police service calls nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023 — and again between 2023 and 2024.
🚨2022: 41 calls
🚨2023: 84 calls
🚨First half of 2024: 66 calls
Crimes “included various motor vehicle crimes, robbery, drugs,… pic.twitter.com/rBc9uagffo
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/15 An internal APD report detailing criminal incidents at CBZ Management apartments included:
🚨Assault on a property manager
đźš” Armed men allegedly en route to kill a property manager
🔪Stabbing incident
🔫 Gun-related incidents
đź’°Resident scams
⚠️TdA extorting residents… pic.twitter.com/z6FIwNBWS8
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/17 APD contacted HSI to help identify suspects connected to shootings “believe[d] to be Venezuelan.”
While APD was unable to confirm “with 100% certainty” that the suspects were TdA gang members, their clothing and tattoos were consistent with HSI’s descriptions of the TdA gang… pic.twitter.com/hcNHf9uxqJ
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/19 Since late 2022, at least 43,000 illegal immigrants flooded into the Denver metro area, costing an estimated $80 million, not counting healthcare and education-related expenses. pic.twitter.com/tY9pUYzicW
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/21 On December 23, 2024, AFL sent letters to Governor Polis, Mayor Johnston, and nearly 250 other elected officials in sanctuary jurisdictions, warning them of the legal consequences they could face for interfering with or impeding federal immigration enforcement and for… https://t.co/kbOcP3mrn1
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/23 Citizens in sanctuary jurisdictions across the country should contact their elected officials and urge them to support the rule of law and oppose illegal and dangerous sanctuary policies. pic.twitter.com/bOxrp544TX
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/24 Read more and view the documents here: https://t.co/nGsbsLEG22
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