Trump Brands Deportation Push ‘Operation Aurora’ at Rally (1)

Oct. 11, 2024, 9:02 PM UTC

Former President Donald Trump reiterated plans to use an immigration law from 1798 to target members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua for deportation at an event Friday in Aurora, Colorado.

“I’m announcing today upon taking office we will have an ‘Operation Aurora’ at the federal level to expedite the removal of these savage gangs,” Trump said.

Trump has made Aurora a centerpiece of his efforts to highlight the border and immigration after surveillance video showed heavily armed men in the town forcing their way into an apartment at a complex on the edge of the city.

The Republican ...

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