Tag: Tda
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Trump claimed Aurora is a ‘beautiful town destroyed’ by illegal immigration
President Donald Trump once more cited Aurora, Colorado in his address to Congress on Tuesday night, calling the city a “beautiful town destroyed” by illegal immigration and a transnational gang now operating in metro Denver. Blaming the “open border policies” under the Biden administration, Trump referenced Aurora as a city that “buckled” under the influx…
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DEA, ICE and FBI arrest 90 in Colorado in series of raids, targeting Tren de Aragua
Federal narcotics and immigration agents arrested about 90 people over the past two weeks in a series of raids that ramped up in Colorado and elsewhere in the country following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. A federal spokesperson said “quite a number” of the 90 are connected to Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan gang…
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Aurora posts closure notices at The Edge at Lowry, brings in relocation help
Aurora officials have posted closure notices at The Edge at Lowry apartment complex Friday, notifying tenants that they must vacate the complex as soon as possible and no later than 8 a.m. Feb. 18. The posted notices are the city’s next steps in closing the five remaining buildings that CBZ Management controls at The Edge…
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Mike Coffman blames Mike Johnston for Venezuelan TdA’s gang foothold in Aurora
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman effectively blamed Denver Mayor Mike Johnston for the “national embarrassment” that his city suffered following reports of violence by a Venezuelan gang amid the national debate over how best to confront America’s illegal immigration crisis. In an opinion piece that ran in The Denver Gazette on Monday, Coffman said the Johnston…
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Police: Victims tortured and kidnapped by TdA gang members because of cellphone video
The home invasion, kidnapping and torture at a troubled apartment complex in Aurora — perpetuated, the local police chief said, by a Venezuelan gang at the center of a national firestorm over illegal immigration — began with a cellphone video showing two women fighting. That video, the police later said, included “a number of other individuals in…
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16 suspected TdA members in ICE custody after home invasion, kidnapping
Aurora police detained 19 people over an armed home invasion and kidnapping likely related to Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua this week and 16 of them are in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Three of the 19 people arrested were released after police discovered that they were not involved in the incident,…
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Timeline of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in Colorado
The Denver Gazette compiled together a timeline of events surrounding the three apartment complexes in Aurora operated by CBZ Management and taken over by a Venezuelan gang, using records obtained either through sources or formally under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) as well as court documents. Tren de Aragua, or TDA, is a Venezuelan…
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Aurora threatens to shut down 2nd troubled apartment complex with known Venezuelan gang activity
The City of Aurora has threatened to shut down a second troubled apartment complex with a history of activity from a Venezuelan gang if the property management company fails to take control of the situation. The Edge at Lowry complex, comprised of six buildings at 12th and Dallas, have been abandoned by CBZ Management LLC, according…
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1 killed near Aurora apartment complex impacted by alleged Venezuelan gang activity
There is no information connecting the shooting to gang activity at this time, police say
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Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in Colorado | Complete coverage
Get complete coverage of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua’s presence in Aurora and across the state of Colorado from the staff at The Denver Gazette.