Men believed to be members of Tren de Aragua released on $1,000 bail in Aurora

Two suspected members of a violent Venezuelan prison gang even more aggressive than MS-13 have been released on bail.

The two suspected members of the Tren de Aragua gang — Dixon Azuaje-Perez, 20, and Nixon Azuaje-Perez, 19 — were released by Aurora, Colorado police after posting $1,000 bail.

Police released the two despite the crimes they allegedly committed and despite the fact that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had requested their detention, as confirmed by the New York Post.

According to Aurora police, the two were involved in an attempted murder that took place in late July. To be clear, the murder itself was committed by another member of the Tren de Aragua gang.

“On July 29, we arrested Jhonnarty Dejesus Pacheco-Chirinos, age 24, on attempted murder and other charges in connection with an attempted homicide on July 28 on Nome Street,” police said.

The Azuaje-Perez brothers were arrested later “that same day” on a separate charge of “tampering with evidence” in the murder case.

AURORA POLICE CONFIRMS SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN JULY SHOOTING ON NOME STREET HAVE GANG TIES

On July 29, Aurora police arrested Jhonnarty Dejesus Pacheco-Chirinos, 24, on attempted murder and other charges related to an attempted manslaughter incident that occurred on July 28… photo.twitter.com/DFaSyANAkE

— Aurora Police Department (@AuroraPD) September 4, 2024

Homeland Security sources confirmed to the Post that the two brothers crossed the border in April 2023 using the Biden-Harris administration’s CBP One app. They claimed they were seeking asylum and were granted entry based on the fact that they were en route to New York.

Instead, the two showed up in Aurora, where, as previously reported, there has been an influx of members of the Tren de Aragua gang, who have taken over apartment buildings and are terrorizing locals.

Aurora is part of Denver, a Democrat-run free city.

“Sanctuary cities do not protect United States citizens,” former Denver ICE Director John Fabbricatore told the Post. “They only protect criminals, as we saw in this case where two individuals who were admitted through the CBP One app were involved in a shooting and were released because of the sanctuary policy, and ICE was not notified. Two men who go back into the community and potentially commit more crimes.”

Violent Venezuelan gang seizes apartment buildings, terrorizes quiet US town and beyond: report https://t.co/XC8wJTnTo4

— BPR (@BIZPACReview) August 27, 2024

Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky was also critical of the local police’s decision to release the two brothers.

“At some point, the city of Aurora and the state of Colorado are going to have to get serious about this,” she told Fox News. “This is just unfortunate. I’m interested in knowing what the Aurora Police Department plans to do with monitoring these two now that they’re out on bail.”

According to the Post, the brothers “are being monitored with GPS technology and are located near an apartment complex in Denver.”

As mentioned earlier, Tren de Aragua has become a major problem in Aurora, with several apartment buildings being seized.

The video footage below shows armed gang members moving freely through an apartment complex in the city:

NEW VIDEO armed group in troubled #Aurora #Colorado apartment complex where many migrants now live. Councillor @DaniJurinsky says gangs have taken over the complex @KDVR @AuroraPD photo.twitter.com/J1uie8Y2M6

— Vicente Arenas (@vicentearenastv) August 28, 2024

Jurinsky previously told Fox News that “there is, without a doubt, sex trafficking” in the area due to the gang’s presence.

“This is organized,” added one former apartment resident. “They’re visibly patrolling the property with guns, like they’re not trying to hide them. There’s no repercussions. These are ghosts.”

The former apartment resident, a woman, managed to escape from her taken-over apartment building on Wednesday thanks to the help of Jurinsky and Fabbricatore.

“I literally had to borrow from everyone I know to find a new place,” she said. “And it was all the money I had.”

Part of the problem was that the police initially seemed absent. When interviewed by the Post last month, Denver police union boss Marc Sears said it was “absolutely false” to say the gang was taking over the city.

“They’re no different than any other documented gang that we have,” he claimed. “I can tell you that the officers, there is a concern about this so-called ‘green light’ that they have on officers. Certainly, there is a concern about it, but in my opinion, as the president of the union, I feel like we’ve had a green light since 2020.”

By the “green light” he meant reports that TDA members had been given the “green light” to open fire on police.

In an interview with a local Fox News station last month, Denver police said they were “not aware” of any apartment complexes being taken over by TDA.

At the end of August it seems that the police are finally taking the problem seriously:

UPDATE: The City and Aurora Police Department, as previously reported, have created a special task force in conjunction with other local, state, and federal partners to specifically address concerns regarding the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) and other criminal activity impacting… photo.twitter.com/ytAhIcBxy0

— Aurora Police Department (@AuroraPD) August 28, 2024