Mr. Coffman said he privately asked Mr. Johnston in September how Denver avoided issues with Tren de Aragua, despite being the central landing spot for migrants in the metropolitan area.
Denver mayor at fault for Tren de Aragua's suburban takeover, Aurora mayor writes
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"TDA has not 'taken over' the city," Mayor Mike Coffman, a Republican, said in a joint statement with Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky, chair of the council's public safety committee. "The overstated claims fueled by social media and through select news organizations are simply not true."
Tren de Aragua, gang that grew out of Venezuelan prisons, fueling U.S. crime wave
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