Colorado city sees surge in Venezuelan gang violence amid migrant crisis

Published: Aug 26, 2024 Duration: 00:02:37 Category: News & Politics
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[Music] Denver's policy of welcoming migrants with open arms is having unintended consequences in its neighboring suburb of Aurora Colorado that's according to a new exclusive from the New York Post the town of Aurora is now grappling with the arrival of a notorious Venezuelan prison gang leading to a surge in violent crime it's become a hub for the brutal Trend aragua gang according to local law enforcement sources who spoke with the post this criminal organization has taken over multiple apartment complexes and is wreaking havoc in the community since December of 2022 Denver often described as an immigration Sanctuary city has seen more than 40,000 migrants arrive from the southern border making it a leading City in migrant arrivals per capita the city has gone to Great length to provide Aid even cutting back on Emergency Services to manage the costs which have already exceeded $68 million however Aurora is not embracing this influx of migrants in February the Aurora city council passed a resolution explicitly stating that it would not offer resources or support to migrants coming from neighboring cities like Denver despite this Denver's migrant policies have still led to a spillover into Aurora bringing with them the dangers associated with trendee araga sources tell the post one local gang leader known as Getta which means cookie in Spanish has set up operations in Aurora leading to a gang takeover of an apartment complex that since has become a hot spot for Crime this particular gang is linked to a series of violent crimes across the us including the murder of Georgia nursing student leak Riley earlier this year and the shooting of two NYPD officers in June last month the US Department of Homeland Security warn trende araga leaders gave members a green light to shoot Denver police officers who interfere with their criminal activities in response to the escalating threat the Aurora Police Department has teamed up with the Colorado State Patrol and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to form a task force aimed at combating the gang's growing influence thanks for watching our news update for more stories that matter to you download the straight arrow news app today [Music]

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