Residents of Aurora apartments at the center of Venezuelan gang controversy plead to stay in their homes

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Residents and aid workers hold a press conference Sept. 26 at Whispering Pines apartment complex in northwest Aurora. PHOTO BY CASSANDRA BALLARD

AURORA | Residents at a dilapidated apartment complex in northwest Aurora fear being kicked out of their apartments just as the fall weather will likely turn cold.

“We’re going to start having snow, and it’s going to be snowing and cold here,” said V Reeves, spokesperson for Housekeys Action Network Denver, translating for resident Moises Dinote. “You’re going to kick out all of these families with children onto the street?”

The Whispering Pines Apartments, 1357 Helena St., have been the center of controversy for the last couple of months due to disputed allegations that the building was overrun by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Many of the residents are Venezuelan immigrants…

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