Tren de Aragua’s growing list of criminal activities in the United States ranges from violent cell phone robbery plans in New York to a now dismantled sex trafficking network in Louisiana that reportedly smuggled his victims into the United States after teaching them how to apply for asylum at the U.S. southern border. The gang members forced the victims into prostitution to pay off the “debt” accrued by smuggling them into the United States.

The New York Post reported in July that, according to a Homeland Security Investigations memo seen by the outlet, the leader of Tren de Aragua gave the “green light” to his members to shoot police officers in Denver, Colorado. According to the To inform Denver has received 42,000 migrants, more per capita than any other U.S. city, according to a report, many of whom are from Venezuela.

Aurora, Colorado Police Department announced the creation this week of a joint task force with both the Colorado State Patrol and the state’s Bureau of Investigation to address the growing threat of Tren de Aragua in the state. The goal of the joint task force, according to Aurora police, will be to “assist area agencies by maximizing resources and sharing intelligence in ongoing investigations.”

“We are also aggressively present in these areas where there are concentrations of Venezuelan migrants so that we ourselves, or at least our law enforcement personnel at the local, state and federal level, can identify who these bad actors are and get them off the streets,” said Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman.

Christian K. Caruzo is a Venezuelan writer documenting life under socialism. You can follow him on Twitter here.