My Colorado home became a Tren de Aragua war zone yours could be next

I never thought that I would fear for my life in my own home until it happened this year.In 2023, I began to notice significant changes in my apartment complex in Aurora, Colo., less than 20 miles from the sanctuary city of Denver.Local media have since reported that officials began busing illegal Venezuelan migrants into the area in December 2022 — but no one told us.Members of Tren de Aragua – a vicious Venezuelan prison gang that has brought sex trafficking and violent crime into communities across our country — began patrolling my apartment building with guns, beating down doors and demanding keys from my neighbors.They made life as uncomfortable for us as possible — blasting music at all hours, exerting armed intimidation while loitering outside our doors, banging on the walls, riding motorcycles into the buildings, and revving engines to fill the air with exhaust while we slept.Then, they took over units in my building floor by floor.

They started changing the locks on our buildings; in some cases they even changed the doors.They would pull people over at gunpoint in the parking lot.I tried to get law enforcement to intervene, but they told me their hands were tied.I soon became the last leaseholder in my building.

I installed six cameras inside and outside my home in hopes that if danger came to my doorstep, I would have proof, and police would finally act on my many calls for help.On Aug.18, all hell broke loose.Six masked gang members armed with semi-automatic rifles and handguns attempted to break into my neighbor’s home as I sat just feet away from the door, terrified.

I got down on the ground and wasn’t harmed.But minutes later, a gunfight broke out along the length of my block.More than 25 shots rang out, injuring my friend who later succumbed to his injuries.

Bullets left holes in nearby windows and in both my and my husband’s cars.It was all caught on video — and while local police and Democratic Party leaders like Gov.Jared...