Aurora’s violent gang problem didn’t happen over night

Aurora council member Danielle Jurinsky joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss what she is hearing from law enforcement about the gang members in the city and new information revealed from a Colorado law firm.

A shocking video emerged recently of a gang roaming an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado. Video showed armed men strolling around a building, knocking on doors, unafraid of consequences. How did things get so bad in the small city of Aurora?

South American gang life has arrived in America in droves. Law enforcement agencies call Tren de Aragua (or "TdA") "the largest transnational criminal operation in the South American nation of Venezuela" with estimates of as many as 7,000 members.

The group was formed in the late 2000s at the Venezuelan Aragua State’s Tocorón prison. American intelligence agencies believe there are over 1,000 TdA members in the United States right now. Members are often identified by visible tattoos. A popular one is anything commemorating Michael Jordan or his jersey number, 23, but clocks, trains, crowns and gas masks are also favored by gang members.

HAITIAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT FACING SEVERAL CHARGES WAS RELEASED AT US BORDER LAST YEAR

With the southern border unsecured, more gang members can be entering all the time. U.S. Customs and Border Protection have identified around 70........

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