AURORA | Police say a recent brutal attack on immigrants at an apartment complex led to an extortion ring raid, prompting immigrant rights groups to question the legality of police working ICE and immigration agencies.
“APD and ICE’s willingness to handcuff and interrogate minors, while separating them from their parents and ignoring their requests for a parent to be present, is a direct attack to the wellbeing of our youth and a clear violation of the laws that are meant to keep them safe,” Tania Chairez, CEO of Convivir Colorado said in a statement. “No child should have to experience this long-lasting harm. We will not stand for this injustice.”
The raid and allegations followed a violent attack on Dec. 16, during which a couple was abducted, bound and tortured in a vacant apartment. The attack is part of a broader pattern of criminal activity that included extortion, robbery and intimidation of residents within the complex, police said.
New information released Friday made clear that the attack was not a random “home invasion” as first reported, but an act of violence and revenge linked to a recent fight and recording incident among building tenants…