Nineteen individuals were detained in Aurora, Colorado, on Tuesday following the assault of two people.
“What I will say based on the actions that I saw, based on how the event unfolded, this is 100 percent gang activity,” stated Police Chief Todd Chamberlain, as reported by KDVR.
Last fall, a video showing armed members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang moving through an Aurora apartment complex became a focal point in the national debate surrounding President Joe Biden’s immigration policies. At the time, local officials pushed back against assertions that the gang was out of control.
According to Chamberlain, on Monday night, a man and woman’s apartment was invaded, and the victims were taken to another apartment where they were assaulted. He noted that 13 of the attackers were male and believed that three suspects were female.
Aurora, CO police chief:
— AmericanPapaBear (@AmericaPapaBear) December 17, 2024
"Citizens were tortured. There is a high assumption they are affiliated with Tren de Aruaga."
"I had a discussion with the White House, they told me once these immigrants get across the border, that is all we care about."
WOW!
Donald Trump and all of… pic.twitter.com/862OMn3AQK
The victims “were pistol-whipped. They were beat. They were mistreated,” Chamberlain said in a video posted to X.
“One of the males was actually stabbed, he had a stab wound. So does that fall in the category of torture for me? Yeah, it does,” he said.
Chamberlain noted in a news conference that in the fall, he spoke to the Biden White House about Aurora’s gang issue.
“I had a discussion with an individual from the White House, and that occurred back on Sept. 23, I believe, and that person basically told me that, ‘Hey, once these immigrants get across the border, that’s all we really care about.’”
Tom Homan should set up a command center in Aurora, CO. Ground Zero for his first massive initiative. We want perp walks of all of these evil gang members torturing and extorting American citizens. Go street by street, apartment complex by apartment complex.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) December 17, 2024
Liberate Aurora! pic.twitter.com/SX7ewos2nG
On Tuesday, Chamberlain addressed the ripple effects of border policies impacting Aurora, as reported by Newsweek.
“We have individuals who come to our country. They get dropped off into a community. They have absolutely no infrastructure. They have absolutely no support. They have absolutely no guidance from the federal government on what to do, how to live, how to survive,” he said.
“This is the ramifications of that activity. This is the ramifications of not monitoring what’s occurring, how it’s occurring, and who it’s occurring to,” he added, referring to the assault.
“So now in Aurora, we are now in the process, as are many other cities across this nation, of picking up the pieces of a very bad system that was in place,” Chamberlain said.
Meanwhile, Tom Homan, who was appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to be “border czar,” stated that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is ready to assist Aurora if the chief truly seeks their help, according to Fox News.
“So, he’s talking the talk, but let’s hope he walks the walk and hands these people to ICE when he’s done with them, because we can remove them not only from the community but from the country,” Homan said.
“And if law enforcement officers don’t help us do that, we’re certainly going to do that starting Jan. 21,” he continued.
“I’ll meet with anybody because this is about public safety and national security. So let’s meet, let’s work together. You don’t have to be immigration officers. We’ll do that. But be cops. Be law enforcement. Be elected representatives for your community,” he urged. “Love your community a little more than you hate Trump.”
