Overview

• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alongside federal partners, conducted early-morning raids across Denver and Aurora, targeting the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
• The raids focused on apartment complexes reportedly infiltrated by the gang, including notorious locations like The Edge at Lowry and Cedar Run Apartments.
• Federal agencies arrested an unspecified number of individuals, but activists and some residents criticized the operations for causing fear and uncertainty in immigrant communities.
• Officials cited a lack of cooperation from local jails as the reason for conducting door-to-door raids in residential areas, drawing mixed reactions from local leaders and residents.
• The raids are part of President Trump's broader immigration crackdown, which includes deportation plans and the use of facilities like Guantanamo Bay to detain gang members.