Five more immigrants were arrested in Aurora, Colorado, in a home invasion that may be linked to a violent Venezuelan gang.

Police in Aurora, Colorado, arrested five more immigrants in an armed home invasion and kidnapping that occurred Tuesday morning.

This brings to 19 the number of immigrants arrested in this incident, which includes two victims who were beaten, arrested and kidnapped in the Denver area.

An ICE spokesperson told Fox News Digital 16 of those arrested were identified as Venezuelan citizens in the US without permission and “are suspected of being members or associates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.”

Tren de Aragua, or TdA, is a violent international gang that has been terrorizing the citizens of Aurora for over a year.

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An ICE official said the 16 suspects “will remain in ICE custody pending removal or a hearing before an immigration judge.”

Aurora Police Department Chief Todd Chamberlain said Tuesday that the home invasion was “without a doubt a gang-related incident.”

However, Joe Moylan, who represents the Aurora Police Department, told Fox News Digital that police are still working to identify the suspects and have yet to officially confirm whether the incident was gang-related.

Police were called to the Aurora shopping center, Edge at Lowry Apartments, shortly before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in response to a reported armed robbery in which the victims were beaten and taken to another location.

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Police on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. These homes were targeted in a home invasion overnight. (Fox News Digital)

One of the dead, a man, received a stab wound but is expected to survive. Both victims are still in hospital for treatment.

Moylan said Aurora police served another warrant to enter the apartment Tuesday afternoon, which led to the arrest of five more immigrants for questioning. He said the police are working with government authorities including Homeland Security Investigators who are helping to identify all those involved.

Moylan said the Aurora police chief may address the incident at another press conference if it is confirmed.

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Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain speaks to the media during a news conference in Aurora, Colo., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Derek Shook of Fox News Digital)

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Roger Hudson, a council member of the nearby town of Castle Pines, Colorado, who has been in contact with the owner of the apartment, told Fox News Digital that most people in the area believe that Tren de Aragua is responsible for the incident. In recent months, the group has become “more powerful, more dangerous and more desperate,” he said.

Hudson blasted sanctuary policies passed by Colorado and the City of Denver, which he said made it more difficult for state and local law enforcement to protect Coloradans from the likes of TdA.

“These policies make all our communities unsafe,” he said. “This is lawlessness in the West, and you can't have that. That's not who we are as a country. That's not who we are as a state.”