This is sad. Moved from the Denver area (daughter still lives there - for now) in July and one reason was the dramatic increase in crime in the metro area (along with cost of living, traffic, potentially 9 months of snow, etc.). Denver, Boulder and Colorado are proudly 'sanctuary' cities/state and, from this article, the Denver metro area has received the largest per capita number of illegal immigrants in the country. From a US News and World Report article just recently, Denver has become the 5th most crime-ridden city in the country (TBF, much of Denver crime has been property - theft, vandalism, etc. - versus violent, up to now). Fentanyl deaths are among, if not THE, highest in the nation and homelessness is rampant in Denver metro area. Now here is this article (link below) that reveals how a hyper violent Venezuelan cartel gang has established a base of operations in Aurora, an eastern suburb adjacent to Denver, taking over apartment complexes and running their trafficking operations from there. Local police arrest them but the court system seems to let them go so they can continue to commit crimes and create havoc. I was not aware that there is a state law that forbids municipal officials from cooperating with Federal immigration law enforcement and am wondering how that could be constitutional.
What used to be a purple state has become deep blue and getting bluer (one suburb recently passed an ordinance that prohibits the new construction of gas stations - only EV charging stations are allowed for new construction). Colorado, unfortunately, is becoming California East with all their harmful policies and adverse consequences. As beautiful as the state is, I think I made a very wise decision to get out while the getting is good.
The Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang has been spilling out of the sanctuary city Denver and wreaking havoc in its Colorado suburbs, officials say.
www.foxnews.com
