ICE Denver arrested a suspected Venezuelan gang member in Aurora, Colorado. (ICE Denver)
"Both of those addresses are currently having Venezuelan refugees placed there and we have had multiple violent cases involving those addresses with Venezuelan suspects since about June of 2023," one email said.
The email chain, of which the subject was "Venezuelans stealing and selling stolen vehicles and using fake plates," included the APD official saying "it’s difficult to ID people who have no history in the U.S. yet."
The APD would also say in January that a group called the Papagayo Foundation had been allowed "to place Venezuelan refugees in these properties, most likely leading to possible TdA members moving to Aurora according to HSI," referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
At another apartment block, the Aurora PD crime request said that there had been a "consistent increase" in calls for service from the police, "nearly doubling from 2022 to 2023 and on track to double again between 2023 and 2024."
"APD investigated 41 crimes in 2022, 84 crimes in 2023, and 66 crimes in 2024 through July 31. The crimes included various motor vehicle crimes, robbery, drugs, trespass, sexual assault and aggravated assault," it said, also disputing claims that Aurora Police would not patrol the area or send officers to the complex.
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"The city and the APD are also aware of concerns at the national level that members of a Venezuelan prison gang have arrived in the United States and established organized crime cells in cities throughout the country," it said. "APD leadership shares in those concerns and is actively working with law enforcement agencies across the metro area to conclusively determine if indeed there is a connection between metro criminal activity and a specific group or organization."
In a separate document tracking incidents through apartments owned by CBZ management, which owns 11 complexes in Colorado, alleged crimes included an assault on a property manager, the arrest of two men who were armed and allegedly on their way to kill a property manager, a stabbing, and multiple incidents involving armed men.
Alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang have overtaken an apartment building in Aurora, Colorado, charging rent in exchange for 'protection.' (Edward Romero) (Edward Romero, left, and Aurora Police Department)
Recently, the Trump administration launched an ICE raid in and around Aurora, but the leaking of details of the raid is believed to have sent gang members into hiding. Administration officials say the leak is being investigated.
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"Progressive politicians have been gaslighting the American people for the last four years regarding the presence of illegal migrant criminal gangs," Michael Ding, America First Legal Counsel said in a statement.
"While the Trump Administration has immediately gotten to work to clean up our communities, America First Legal will continue to investigate why state and local sanctuaries have not done more to help deport these dangerous individuals," he said.
Fox News Digital reached out to Aurora police and the Papagayo Foundation.
Fox News' Christina Coulter contributed to this report.
Michael Lee is a writer for Fox News. Prior to joining Fox News, Michael worked for the Washington Examiner, Bongino.com, and Unbiased America. He has covered politics for more than eight years.
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