Trump announces rally in Colorado town a 'war zone'

Former President Trump on Tuesday announced a campaign rally in Aurora, Colorado, on October 11, promising to highlight the “flood” of migrants in the city.

The rally comes after weeks of Trump denouncing the migrant situation in Colorado, saying some 43,000 illegal immigrants have made their way to nearby Denver and Aurora. His campaign also highlighted the takeover of several apartment buildings by the Tren De Aragua gang.

“Aurora, Colorado, has become a “war zone” due to the influx of violent Venezuelan prison gang members from the Tren de Aragua. With an estimated 43,000 migrants flooding the neighboring city of Denver since December 2022, “many of these migrants headed to Aurora, bringing with them chaos and fear,” the campaign said in a statement.

“Local families have been forced to flee their homes as Tren de Aragua members terrorize apartment complexes with guns, robberies and rampant drug activity. Kamala Harris' Open Border Policies transform once-safe communities into nightmares for law-abiding citizens.” » the statement continued.

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Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Aurora, Colorado, focused heavily on illegal immigration.

“The Kamala border bloodbath has made every state a border state, leaving Colorado families at the mercy of criminals. The only solution to ending the border crisis is to elect President Trump, who will secure border, will deport dangerous criminals and make America safe again,” the campaign added.

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Members of the Tren de Aragua gang first took over an apartment complex in Aurora in 2023. The Whispering Pines Apartments suffered violent assaults, murder threats, extortion, child prostitution and heavy-handed tactics, Denver law firm Perkins Coie wrote to city leaders in a nine-page report. obtained by CBS News Colorado.

Suspected members of the Tren de Aragua gang invaded an apartment building in Aurora, Colorado, charging rent in exchange for “protection.” (Edouard Romero)

The firm was hired to investigate the alleged gang takeover of the building, the outlet said, and interviewed witnesses and reviewed video footage from the complex before releasing its report.

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“The evidence we reviewed indicates that gang members engage in gross property violations, assault and battery, human trafficking and sexual abuse of minors, illegal possession of “guns, extortion and other criminal activities, often targeting vulnerable Venezuelans and other immigrant populations.” T. Markus Funk, a former U.S. attorney, wrote in the letter.

Trump blames Vice President Kamala Harris' border policies for increased migrant-related crime in Colorado. (REBECCA NOBLE/AFP via Getty Images)

The company interviewed the apartment complex's property manager, who said “he had never seen anything like Tren De Aragua's takeover of Whispering Pines in his entire career.”

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Jasmine Baehr and Stephen Sorace of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.