Former President Donald Trump called for the use of the death penalty against migrants who kill U.S. citizens and law enforcement officers during campaign rallies in Reno, Nevada, and Aurora, Colorado. Trump has also previously advocated for the death penalty for human and drug traffickers. He has been ramping up his anti-immigrant rhetoric as he seeks to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris, blaming her for the Biden administration’s immigration policies. Trump often portrays noncitizens entering the United States as a threat to Americans’ livelihood and safety. He specifically targeted Aurora, Colorado, claiming that it had been “invaded and conquered” by migrants who entered the country illegally. The former president accused Harris of allowing “an army of illegal alien gang members and migrant criminals” to destroy cities like Aurora. However, the Republican Mayor of Aurora, Mike Coffman, disputed these claims, stating that they were inaccurate. Trump has made similar claims linking immigrants to violence in other states, including spreading a baseless claim during a presidential debate that Haitian immigrants were eating local pets in Ohio, despite local officials denying any credible reports of such incidents. As Trump continues to push his anti-immigrant agenda, critics have raised concerns about the impact of his divisive rhetoric on the immigrant community and the overall political climate in the United States.
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