FOX News reports, the suburban communities surrounding Denver are increasingly feeling the effects of the Mile High City's growing migrant population. Though Denver is a sanctuary city, its neighboring suburbs, which do not share its policies, are now confronting the arrival of a notorious Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, which is known for violent crime and sex trafficking.
Officials in Aurora, a city located roughly nine miles east of Denver, have reported that the Tren de Aragua gang has established a significant presence, taking control of entire apartment complexes. Aurora City Council Member Danielle Jurinsky told Fox News Digital that gang members have assaulted staff, threatened families, and effectively driven out property management from these locations.
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"We currently have entire complexes under gang control," said Jurinsky. "These complexes are being run by this Tren de Aragua gang. They start brokering apartments themselves when someone leaves out of fear or whatever. They go in and take pictures of the apartment themselves. Then, I've been told, within hours, a Venezuelan family moves in."
The gang's influence has brought a noticeable spike in violent crime in Aurora, including sex trafficking, and has created a sense of fear and helplessness among residents and business owners. Jurinsky emphasized that local media is downplaying the severity of the situation and accused them of prioritizing politics over public safety.
Calls for emergency services have increased, putting a strain on Aurora's already overburdened police force. Jurinsky said that the types of crimes reported, linked to gang activity, are unprecedented in the city.
Tren de Aragua, a violent gang originating from a Venezuelan prison, has been linked to several high-profile crimes across the United States, such as the murder of a Georgia nursing student and the shooting of two NYPD officers. Recently, the gang's leaders issued directives to members across the country to resist law enforcement efforts by any means necessary.
The presence of gang leader Jhonardy Jose Pacheco-Chirino, known as "Galleta," in Aurora has added to the tension. He has been implicated in violent incidents, including a brutal assault and a shooting that left two people injured at a complex under the gang's control. Despite his criminal activities, Pacheco-Chirino has reportedly been detained and released multiple times since crossing the southern U.S. border in 2022.
Aurora's challenges have been exacerbated by the influx of migrants into Denver. According to The Colorado Sun, Denver, with a population of about 710,000, leads the nation in migrant arrivals per capita, having received over 40,000 migrants from the southern border since 2022. The city has spent approximately $68 million on migrant support, leading to cutbacks in emergency services.
Aurora officials, including Jurinsky, have expressed frustration with Denver's handling of the migrant crisis and have adopted a firm stance against providing support or resources to incoming migrants. Douglas County, located near Denver, also passed an ordinance prohibiting unscheduled bus stops, attempting to curb the growing rates of migrants being dropped off in the area.
Douglas County Commissioner Abe Laydon stated that the impact on Denver's neighboring communities was foreseeable when Denver codified its resistance to working with federal immigration enforcement in 2017. He highlighted that local law enforcement's inability to communicate with federal immigration authorities is further complicating the issue.
While an ICE detention center exists in Aurora, it is reportedly overwhelmed, with hundreds of detainees released weekly. Jurinsky and other local leaders argue that stronger cooperation between local and federal authorities is essential to address the growing threat of gang activity.
Joe Gamaldi, national vice president of the Fraternal Order of Police, told Fox News Digital that the problem is not confined to Denver or Aurora but is part of a broader national issue involving South American gangs. He stressed the need for significant investment in gang units and a robust criminal justice system that does not offer leniency to violent offenders.
Former FBI official Chris Swecker also weighed in, suggesting that the influx of gang members is "predictable and preventable," comparing it to the Mariel Boatlift of 1980 when a large number of Cubans emigrated to the United States. Swecker called for a more coordinated federal response, involving agencies like the FBI, ATF, and DEA, to tackle what he described as an international crime problem.
As suburban communities around Denver face these unprecedented challenges, they continue to call for stronger action from both local and federal authorities to protect their residents and restore safety to their neighborhoods.
Source: Fox News
Michigan House Bill 5711, which would roll back the state’s clean energy mandates for utilities, has cleared the House Energy Committee and is headed to the full House for a vote.
If approved there, it would move to the Senate for consideration.
🚨The Village of Birch Run, Michigan doesn’t record or live stream their public meetings. They’re not legally required to, but I think it would be something good to do for transparency. I talked to the village president who did not want to touch the issue.
The USGS says a magnitude 2.9 earthquake hit about 7 km south southeast of Amherstburg, Canada, just across from the Detroit area. It happened at a shallow depth of about 2 km.
Did you feel anything in Mid Michigan or Metro Detroit?
No livestream. No recording. No transparency. So I showed up. St. Charles, Michigan school board. Know a school board or local government keeping meetings off camera? Tell me where to go next.
Thank-you for being here. M to F I send out this morning email. The stories they don’t want you to see.
SOS Benson’s Past Ties to SPLC Draw Scrutiny Amid Federal Investigation Allegations
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat who is running for governor, isn’t shy about her longtime ties to the now federally-indicted Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
The left-leaning SPLC is under a U.S. Department of Justice criminal investigation, and faces 11 counts related to wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering. It centers on the SPLC paying people to infiltrate groups like the Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazi organizations in order to incite racial unrest. These are the very groups the SPLC said they fought against.
The Michigan Fair Elections Institute (MFEI) stressed that Benson’s affiliation with the SPLC wasn’t “peripheral.” It said, “By her own account, [Benson] worked at the organization as an undercover operative in the late 1990s, going so far as to pose as a freelance journalist to gain access to neo-Nazi leaders and white supremacist groups.” Click here to read more.
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FBI looks into dead or missing nuclear and space defense scientists tied to NASA, Blue Origin, and SpaceX
Almost a dozen scientists related to nuclear and space defense programs tied to NASA, SpaceX, and Blue Origin are dead or missing in cases as far back as 2022, and they’ve gone largely unnoticed by authorities and the public—until now.
The House Oversight Committee formally demanded answers from four federal agencies Monday on the deaths and disappearances of at least 11 American scientists and researchers with ties to NASA, nuclear research, and classified defense programs—several of them directly connected to the space defense technologies now being commercialized by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), the chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, sent letters to FBI Director Kash Patel, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, requesting staff-level briefings no later than April 27. Click here to read more.
Alabama boy’s secret Facebook post asking for cancer drug grabs national attention
RALPH, Ala. - An Alabama teenager took a chance on Wednesday, filming a two-minute video on his mom’s Facebook page without his parents knowing.
He didn’t expect what happened next.
Will Roberts, 15, lives in Ralph, an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County. He’s fighting for his life against stage 4 bone cancer, called osteosarcoma, which has spread throughout his body.
“From a parent’s aspect, you’re just getting by day to day in hopes that this miraculous treatment is advanced in the time that you’re allowed to fight every day,” said Will’s mother, Brittney. Click here to read more.
Appeals court keeps Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ open
ORLANDO, Fla. — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” can continue operating, overturning a lower court’s order that had required it to begin winding down.
In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the state-run center did not trigger requirements for a federal environmental review. The majority said Florida officials built and control the facility on state land, without sufficient federal involvement to invoke the National Environmental Policy Act.
“Florida, not the federal government, controls the site and bore the full cost of construction,” the opinion stated. At the time of the district court’s injunction last August, no federal reimbursement had been provided, the panel noted. Click here to read more.
Fairfax Schools’ ‘Equity’ Calendar and Its Classroom Consequences
In January 2022, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) adopted a calendar containing fewer five-day school weeks and more early release days with the explicitly stated goals of “equity and inclusion.”
At that time, the 12 Democratic-endorsed school board members also voted to decouple spring break from Easter—a terrible idea that lasted only a year—as part of broader efforts to create a more “equitable” school calendar.
FCPS’s updated calendar further recognizes several religious and cultural holidays, including Eid al-Adha, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Día de los Muertos, Diwali, Bodhi Day, Three Kings Day/Epiphany, Orthodox Christmas, Orthodox Epiphany, Lunar New Year, Ramadan, Good Friday, Theravada, Orthodox Good Friday/Last Night of Passover and Eid al-Fitr. Click here to read more.
