Aurora, Colorado police detain five more immigrants Armed burglary and kidnapping This happened early Tuesday morning.
That brings to 19 the number of immigrants detained in the incident, in which two victims were beaten, tied up and kidnapped in a Denver suburb
An ICE spokesperson told Fox News Digital that 16 of the detainees were identified without authorization as Venezuelan nationals in the United States "allegedly members or associates of the organization." Venezuelan gang "Train Aragua"”.
Tren de Aragua, or TdA, is an international violent criminal organization that has been terrorizing Aurora residents for more than a year.
The compilation shows suspected Tren de Aragua members and the southern border. (Fox News/Border Patrol)
ICE officials said the 16 suspects "will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings or a hearing before an immigration judge."
Aurora Police Department Chief Todd Chamberlain said Tuesday that the burglary was "without a doubt a gang incident."
However, Aurora Police Department representative Joe Moylan told Fox News Digital that police are still working to identify the suspect and have not been able to officially confirm whether the incident was gang-related.
Police were called to The Edge at Lowry Apartments in Aurora around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. armed burglary The victim was assaulted and taken to another apartment in the same building.
Police with the Gang Unit search for evidence at an apartment complex at 12th Street and Dallas on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 in Aurora, Colorado. (Fox News Digital)
One of the victims, a man, suffered stab wounds but is expected to survive. Both victims remain hospitalized.
Aurora police served additional arrest warrants at the apartment complex late Tuesday afternoon and took in five more immigrants for questioning, Moylan said. He said police are working with federal authorities, including Homeland Security Investigations, who are helping to identify everyone involved.
Moylan said the Aurora police chief may further discuss the incident at another press conference once more details are confirmed.
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Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain speaks to the media during a news conference on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, in Aurora, Colorado. (Derek Shook, Fox News Digital)
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roger hudsonA city councilman in nearby Castlepines, Colorado, who has had contact with apartment owners, told Fox Digital News that most people in the area believe Terron de Aragua was behind the incident. He said the gang had become "stronger, more dangerous and more desperate" in recent months.
Hudson blasted the sanctuary policies passed by Colorado and the city of Denver, which he said make it harder for state and local law enforcement to protect Colorado from the likes of TdA.
"These policies make all of our communities less safe," he said. "This is lawless in the West, you can't do this. This is not who we are as a country. This is not who we are as a country."