Trump intensifies nativist message with sweeping proposal to deport immigrants

Republican nominee holds rally in Aurora, Colorado, and exploits swirl of local rumors to push anti-immigrant plan

Donald Trump intensified his politics of nativism and xenophobia on Friday by announcing a sweeping plan to deport Venezuelans he claimed have infected" a once-peaceful city in Colorado.

The Republican presidential nominee held a campaign rally in Aurora on a stage adorned with posters displaying mugshots of people in prison-orange uniforms with descriptions including illegal immigrant gang members from Venezuela".