Federal Raids Target Venezuelan Gang Tren de Aragua in Aurora, Colorado

ICE-led operations aimed at detaining over 100 gang members result in arrests but face criticism over tactics and effectiveness.

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.