Dark Blue Colorado’s Lax immigration policy is helping Tren de AraguaAccording to the DEA’s acting head, one of the most vicious immigration gangs in the United States uses the state as a center of “command and control.”
Representatives of DEA Rocky Mountain Division confirmed Fox News statements on local exports through DEA’s acting administrator Derek Maltz Denver 7of which Maltz said Colorado “has zero ground for some of the most violent criminals in the United States,” including the leadership of Tren de Alagua.
Tren de Aragua (also known for its acronym “TDA”) is a violent Venezuelan criminal group that has been linked to some of the worst crimes in the United States in recent years, including the murder of nursing students Lake Riley and capture Apartment building in Aurora, Colorado.
On the first day of his tenure, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order Instructed the State Council to designate TDA as a “foreign terrorist organization.”
Derek Maltz, acting chief executive of DEA, an armed member of Venezuelan gang Tren de Alagua and Colorado Democratic Governor Jared Polis (Leigh Vogel/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Wikimedia Commons/Gage Skidmore/Edwin Romero)
“Now, we are learning that the command and control of the TDA throughout the United States is in Colorado,” Maltz told the media.
The information is based on new intelligence “frontline men and women and what we see”, he said.
Marz says law for democratic operation Colorado Allow TDA and other criminals to “harness vulnerability and weakness” to keep their crimes persisted.
He said: “It’s a good idea for anyone who thinks that the borders are open to opponents around the world and doesn’t even know they’re entering our community, and that’s a good idea.
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Police searched for evidence at an apartment building in Aurora, Colorado on December 17, 2024. The residence was the scene of a reported family invasion overnight. (Fox News figures)
Maltz called on state leaders to stop playing a political role and instead help bring violent criminal immigrants to the streets.
“Politics must stop. It’s not a red or blue issue, it’s a red, white and blue issue,” he said. “We have to start thinking about our citizens first.”
Maltz also has some very sharp words for those who criticize or try to hinder the federal government’s way Immigration suppression.
“Why don’t you thank law enforcement instead of sitting at home with the ‘Monday Morning quarterback’ becoming a critic?” he asked. “Why don’t you ask Colorado politicians why they are not united, why are they fighting the kindness that evil pursues?”
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Tren de Aragua (TDA) member arrested in Texas (Tren de Aragua (TDA) member arrested in Texas)
“Wake up, be careful,” he continued. “Talk to those who were blackmailed at night, talk to those who were kidnapped and raped, talk to those who were affected every day, talk to those who were blackmailed, talk to those who were blackmailed, talk to those who were kidnapped and raped.”
Despite the criticism, Maltz said the federal government is “connecting these points” and taking a “wide government” approach that ultimately hits TDA and other immigration criminals, regardless of Colorado law.
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“I’m proud to report that now, the cartel, MS-13, violent gangs like Tren de Aragua, they’re going to be responsible, they’re already responsible,” he said.
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On Sunday, March 16, the prison guards were transferred from the U.S. to the terrorism detention center in Tekroka, El Salvador city. (El Salvador Presidential Press Office via AP)
He added: “I have a warning to TDA members and start running now.”
“The DEA team works with partners from the FBI, ATF, HSI, ICE ERO and our state and local peers, and it’s a team that takes public safety and national security seriously and they’ve proven what they can do,” he said. “So they’d better go find another state because it’s not popular in Colorado.”
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Two Colorado Democratic Senators Michael Bennett and John Hickenlooper did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News at the time of publication.
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White House President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Jared Polis. (Leigh Vogel/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Eric Maruyama, representative of the Colorado government Jared Polisby telling Fox News Digital, the state “has been working with the DEA to conduct criminal investigations and arrest violent criminals and fugitives, whether they are legal or illegal.”
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Instead, Malushan blames the crisis on the federal government, he said: “The reality is that Congress and the federal government have failed for years to resolve our broken immigration system, secure our borders and create avenues for people to citizenship.”
“Governor Polis is focused on improving public safety and has signed comprehensive laws to combat illegal gun crime, catch fentanyl from the streets, and recruit and retain more law enforcement,” he claimed. “In terms of criminal investigations or prosecution, Colorado works closely with all federal partners under state and federal laws to combat crime and enhance public safety.”
