CT GOP Leaders: Venezuelan Super Gang’s Stamford Presence is a “wake-up call”

Connecticut Republican minority leaders Sen. Stephen Harding and Rep. Vincent J. Candelora today issued the following statement regarding the notorious Venezuelan super gang Tren de Aragua’s criminal tentacles spreading into Stamford, Connecticut.

“The spread of a notoriously violent transnational gang into our region is alarming enough, but the involvement of individuals tied to the Venezuelan prison gang in a Stamford murder should be a wake-up call. Anyone downplaying the impact of the national illegal immigration crisis on life here in Connecticut is ignoring reality. State and local leaders must confront this issue head-on and reconsider policies—like expanding free healthcare—that could push us toward becoming a sanctuary state in the mold of California.”